Flood Control
Commons · Question 20507 · Tabled 16 Dec 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Claire Young
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of increasing river dredging to help reduce flooding on agricultural land.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 23 Dec 2024
Dredging and clearing channels is an important option for watercourse maintenance, where it is technically and cost effective, does not significantly increase flood risk for others and is environmentally acceptable. For many locations, there are more effe...