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Sewage: Devon |
| Question ID: |
1761400 |
| UIN: |
28355 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-02-03 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5111 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Martin Wrigley
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Martin Wrigley
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with water companies on the use of water butts to prevent sewage overflow in Devon. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-02-11 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4645 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Emma Hardy
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Emma Hardy
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| Answer text: |
Defra have had no recent discussions with water companies about the use of water butts to prevent sewage overflow in Devon. However, as part of a well-designed sustainable drainage system (SuDS), water butts can help in reducing pressure on sewerage. This... |
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| Answering body ID: |
13 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Tweeted: |
true |