Written question asked by Henry Smith (Conservative) on Wednesday, 1 March 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 3 March 2023. It was answered by Rebecca Pow (Conservative) on Thursday, 9 March 2023 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Carbon Emissions: Technology

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to encourage the use of low carbon technologies such as water saving devices in (a) new build and (b) existing homes.

Answer: On 31^st January 2023, as part of the Environment Improvement Plan, we published our roadmap for water efficiency in new developments and retrofits. Here we set out 10 actions we are taking on water efficiency in new developments and retrofits, including reviewing building regulations and working across government to integrate water efficiency into energy efficiency advice and retrofit programmes. The actions can be found in further detail here: Environmental Improvement Plan (publishing.service.gov.uk)

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