questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact on small and medium-sized developers of the withdrawal of water neutrality requirements and associated credit schemes; and whether he plans to introduce a refund or compensation mechanism for developers who purchased credits in good faith before the policy change.
answerText: Water Neutrality has only been applied in Sussex North and Defra has not run any credit schemes for water neutrality in Sussex North. Natural England withdrew its position statement advising water neutrality for new development in the Sussex North region ...
heading: Water Supply