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Flood Control: Maidenhead

Commons · Question 115307 · Tabled 23 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 4 Mar 2026

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Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure the Environment Agency implements corrective works following the construction error in the Maidenhead Bund; and what assessment her D

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Answered by Emma Hardy, 4 Mar 2026

The Environment Agency (EA) designed and constructed the North Maidenhead Bund, as part of the Maidenhead Windsor and Eton Flood Alleviation Scheme, to reduce the risk of flooding to communities in Cookham, Maidenhead, Windsor and Eton. No construction er...