Written questions

River Thames: Flood Control

Commons · Question 9781 · Tabled 17 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 22 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Ben Spencer

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the Environment Agency’s performance on flood risk asset management along the non-tidal Thames; and what discussions he has had with that

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 22 Oct 2024

Protecting communities around the country from flooding is one of the new Secretary of State’s five core priorities. That’s why this Government launched a Flood Resilience Taskforce to provide oversight of national and local flood resilience and preparedn...