Written questions

Flood Control: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Commons · Question 9552 · Tabled 16 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 21 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Patrick Spencer

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support flood defence and preparedness works in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 21 Oct 2024

The Environment Agency (EA) serves as a Category 1 responder, offering flood warning services and managing various flood management projects. Post-2023 floods, Suffolk’s flood warning areas were refined for enhanced accuracy, with changes effective from N...