Flood Control
Commons · Question 65135 · Tabled 4 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 9 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Environment Agency on the (a) transparency of flood investigation reporting and (b) timeliness of the publication of its flood investigation report
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 9 Jul 2025
On becoming aware of a flood in its area, a lead local flood authority (LLFA) must investigate to the extent it considers it necessary or appropriate. This duty comes under section 19 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010. When a LLFA undertakes an i...