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Flood Control

Commons · Question 16850 · Tabled 28 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 9 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Environment Agency in managing flood defences in the last five years; and if he will make made an assessment of the potential me

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 9 Dec 2024

Protecting communities from flooding is a key priority for this Government. Defra has recently established a Flood Resilience Taskforce which brings together local, regional and national government and organisations including from the voluntary and insura...