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Flood Control and Water: Surrey

Commons · Question 105441 · Tabled 13 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 21 Jan 2026

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Asked by Zöe Franklin

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government will take to improve water quality and flood resilience in Surrey and Guildford, in the context of the latest environmental progress assessment.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 21 Jan 2026

The Environment Agency (EA) works with the Surrey Local Resilience Forum to plan and prepare for incidents and mitigate impacts on local communities. In Guildford, the EA has temporary flood barriers ready for deployment, and is developing a scheme which ...