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Will Durrant

Homes and factories ‘can be built faster’ with water reforms, says Reed

Environment Secretary Steve Reed was answering questions on the Independent Water Commission’s final report (Aaron Chown/PA) - (PA Wire)

Water reforms will help speed up housebuilding and ease wild swimmers’ fears that they might be bathing in sewage, the Environment Secretary has said.

Steve Reed described supply and sewage infrastructure as “critical for housing development, economic development and economic growth”, as he took questions about the Independent Water Commission’s final report published on Monday.

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