Flood Control: Lincolnshire
Commons · Question 126739 · Tabled 13 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Gareth Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the Environment Agency's flood modelling in relation to the decommissioning of the Black Sluice Pumping Station.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 16 Apr 2026
Defra keeps the Environment Agency’s (EA) flood risk modelling under review to ensure it remains robust and appropriate for managing flood risk. Following flooding in the Black Sluice, or South Forty Foot Drain, catchment in January 2025, the EA published...