Storms: Devon
Commons · Question 108386 · Tabled 26 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the recent damage to the Dawlish sea wall and related coastal infrastructure in Devon caused by Storm Ingrid and other severe weather events; and what plans her Depart
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 10 Feb 2026
The £165 million of investment into storm resilience around Dawlish after storms in 2014 has significantly improved resilience in this area. Despite the frequency of recent storms and their intensity, the works done since 2014 held up well and there were ...