United Kingdom · Question · Written question
HL HL1526
Sewers: Housing and Schools
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1 July 2026
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10 July 2026 · Answer
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Housing
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10 July 2026
Summary
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of misconnections to the sewerage system for (1) homes, and (2) schools.
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1 July 2026
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of misconnections to the sewerage system for (1) homes, and (2) schools.
Source: Lords
10 July 2026
Answer
In 2019 around 150,000 to 500,000 homes in the UK were estimated to have drain misconnections. Defra does not have numbers of misconnections for schools. Property owners are legally responsible for resolving misconnected pipework on their property; public...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-07-01/HL1526
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1923263
- uk · wq-1923263 · source updated 10 July 2026