Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of grey-water recycling and rainwater harvesting systems on (a) tackling water shortages, (b) reducing water bills and (c) reducing the amount of run-off and waste water in the sewerage system.

The Government recognises the benefits of greywater reuse and rainwater harvesting across all property types. Following our commitment in the Water White Paper, we are enabling measures to drive up the adoption of water recycling and reuse through the Clean Water Bill. Our assessment of these measures considers the holistic benefits of its adoption including to the drainage system and consumer bills.