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Environment Agency: Warnings

Commons · Question 28496 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 15 Sep 2026

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Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of requiring regional Environment Agency teams to create Facebook pages on the level of communication regarding local schemes and e

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Answered by Emma Hardy, 15 Sep 2026

The Environment Agency’s (EA) free Flood Warning Service sends warnings direct to homes and businesses. This is complemented with social media updates to warn and inform communities of flood risk. This is mainly on X plus Instagram and Facebook. The EA’s ...