Sewers: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 27951 · Tabled 31 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 25 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of degraded drainage infrastructure on trends in flooding levels in rural areas.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 25 Feb 2025
Protecting communities from the dangers of flooding is one of Defra’s top priorities. We have inherited flood assets in their poorest condition on record meaning approximately 60,000 properties are at a higher risk. We are taking decisive action to stop t...