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Floods: Warnings

Lords · Question HL5796 · Tabled 13 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 1 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Wigley

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of storm and flood warning systems in the UK following Storm Bert and Storm Darragh.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock, 1 Apr 2025

Defra is the Lead Government Department in England for flooding and works with the Environment Agency (EA) and Met Office to maintain a flood warning system for England. The responsibility for flood warning systems in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland ...