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unstar this property date less than 2014-11-04more like thismore than 2014-11-04
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Repair and Renew grant scheme. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Windsor more like this
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Adam Afriyie more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2014-11-10more like thismore than 2014-11-10
star this property answer text <p>We are working closely with local authorities, with support from the Environment Agency, to ensure the effective delivery and deliver the maximum benefit for the ‘Repair and Renew’ grant. We are aware of a number of collaborative applications that will have multiple beneficiaries. These demonstrate particularly effective use of the grant.</p><p>The scheme is still running. All local authorities must claim reimbursement for grant payments from Defra by 31 March 2015. After then we will be better placed to assess the effectiveness of the scheme.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency North Cornwall more like this
star this property answering member printed Dan Rogerson more like this
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less than 2014-11-10T12:45:26.8739195Zmore like thismore than 2014-11-10T12:45:26.8739195Z
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star this property label Biography information for Dan Rogerson more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Adam Afriyie more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2016-03-07more like thismore than 2016-03-07
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property hansard heading Floods remove filter
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the (a) effectiveness of Flood Re and (b) whether her Department's long-term strategy fund for flood defences has been distributed fairly. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brigg and Goole more like this
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Andrew Percy more like this
star this property uin 30062 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2016-03-10more like thismore than 2016-03-10
star this property answer text <p>Flood Re began its operational testing phase in July 2015. The Flood Re Board expect to be ready to accept policies from April 2016, once it is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority. Once operational, Flood Re will be accountable directly to Parliament and be reviewed at least every five years.</p><p> </p><p>The allocation of Government Grant in Aid for projects in the long term capital programme uses Defra’s Partnership Funding approach which ensures a fair allocation for projects throughout the country. Funding is potentially available for any project where the benefits of the scheme are greater than the cost and are allocated based on outcomes (economic damages avoided and number of households protected), rather than a percentage of the costs. This approach secures value for money for the taxpayer, ensures that a fair share is available for all projects over time and that flood management is not limited to what central Government alone can afford.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
star this property answering member printed Rory Stewart more like this
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less than 2016-03-10T11:54:51.797Zmore like thismore than 2016-03-10T11:54:51.797Z
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star this property label Biography information for Rory Stewart more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Andrew Percy more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2015-07-21more like thismore than 2015-07-21
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
unstar this property answering dept id 13 remove filter
star this property answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property hansard heading Floods remove filter
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of the six-year flood and coastal erosion investment programme on risk of loss of life from flooding. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Brent North more like this
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Barry Gardiner more like this
star this property uin 8330 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2015-09-07more like thismore than 2015-09-07
star this property answer text <p>Assessments of the impact of flood and coastal erosion defence investments on risk to life from flooding are made on an individual project basis. Defra has provided guidance on how this should be done based on factors, such as the vulnerability of the population; the depth and speed of onset of a flood; and the timeliness of flood warnings.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
star this property answering member printed Rory Stewart more like this
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less than 2015-09-07T10:34:30.077Zmore like thismore than 2015-09-07T10:34:30.077Z
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star this property label Biography information for Rory Stewart more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Barry Gardiner more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2023-03-07more like thismore than 2023-03-07
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property hansard heading Floods remove filter
star this property house id 1 more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to research by Fathom and the University of Bristol, entitled A climate-conditioned catastrophe risk model for UK flooding, published on 7 March 2023, whether his Department has made an assessment of the implications for its policies of that research and its forecasting of future damage from UK flooding. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Southport more like this
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Damien Moore more like this
star this property uin 160380 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2023-03-14more like thismore than 2023-03-14
star this property answer text <p>The Environment Agency (EA) flood mapping provides a national picture of flood risk for England. The EA provides all its flood risk mapping as open data, as well as it being available to view on gov.uk services, such as <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fcheck-long-term-flood-risk&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C31e71a4489564a05304408db2159c001%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638140441613670194%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=aUI1hqGux7CJz3VVrIHfTTd7Za%2BeABiPIrYsS7P7BOk%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">check your long term flood risk</a> and <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fflood-map-for-planning.service.gov.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C31e71a4489564a05304408db2159c001%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638140441613670194%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=rx9GrlwmsU12G2MDgQ%2FCLCFVtOpNvKNVufYzSu0h2lw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">flood map for planning</a>. This combines both local and national modelling, and uses industry best practice in terms of modelling software and approaches.</p><p> </p><p>The EA always seeks to improve modelling to reflect the latest climate science, including a major investment in producing a new national assessment of flood risk by 2024. This will be used to update its <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fflood-and-coastal-risk-management-in-england-long-term-investment&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C31e71a4489564a05304408db2159c001%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638140441613670194%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=0N7%2F52Jo6FKyj1fidxILS44r9yI3snJNTilKJ2eTrRg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Long Term Investment Scenarios (LTIS)</a> last published in 2019. LTIS are an economic assessment showing what future flood and coastal erosion risk management could look like over the next 50 years in England.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Taunton Deane more like this
star this property answering member printed Rebecca Pow more like this
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less than 2023-03-14T17:19:33.4Zmore like thismore than 2023-03-14T17:19:33.4Z
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star this property label Biography information for Rebecca Pow more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Damien Moore more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2023-03-07more like thismore than 2023-03-07
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property hansard heading Floods remove filter
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to plan for a potential increase in flooding across the UK. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Southport more like this
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Damien Moore more like this
star this property uin 160388 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2023-03-14more like thismore than 2023-03-14
star this property answer text <p>The Government published a <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fflood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-policy-statement&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C31e71a4489564a05304408db2159c001%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638140441613670194%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=9ub51kIIqYRfyyCPgLOFL9vzVLnrstVf3mfikypHb6A%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">flood and coastal erosion risk management policy statement</a> in July 2020, setting out the long-term ambition to create a nation more resilient to flood and coastal erosion risk. The Environment Agency (EA) also published the <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F920944%2F023_15482_Environment_agency_digitalAW_Strategy.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C31e71a4489564a05304408db2159c001%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638140441613670194%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=oXQh5%2FarMqpjlOAdKT56UtRovGwWYka6KCjb5YQISlw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) Strategy for England</a> in July 2020.</p><p> </p><p>In June 2022 the EA published the <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fflood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-strategy-roadmap-to-2026&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C31e71a4489564a05304408db2159c001%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638140441613670194%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=CZixK0EuXf8e7RmM1z%2FTGXAf4151Bb4KuWDraefPQpg%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy Roadmap to 2026</a>, outlining the practical actions the EA and other organisations will take to implement the FCERM Strategy by 2026.</p><p> </p><p>The EA continues to build and repair flood and coastal defences to make the nation more resilient to flooding, delivering on the Government’s record £5.2 billion investment in flood and coastal risk management announced in March 2020. This has already resulted in more than 35,000 properties being better protected from flooding and coastal erosion since April 2021. A list of capital schemes protecting properties, completed between April 2021 and March 2022 is available on <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenvironment.data.gov.uk%2Fasset-management%2Findex.html&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cpqteam%40defra.gov.uk%7C31e71a4489564a05304408db2159c001%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638140441613670194%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=mAWygPGlZ4bpGqb9S7PlucAo%2B7p6FtCGOaGs76ozk8Q%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">data.gov.uk </a>.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Taunton Deane more like this
star this property answering member printed Rebecca Pow more like this
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less than 2023-03-14T17:11:49.447Zmore like thismore than 2023-03-14T17:11:49.447Z
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star this property label Biography information for Rebecca Pow more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Damien Moore more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2021-01-08more like thismore than 2021-01-08
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property hansard heading Floods remove filter
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment he has made of his Department's preparedness to respond to flooding in winter (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2020-21 in (i) Shrewsbury and (ii) other places that experienced flooding in winter 2019-20. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Shrewsbury and Atcham more like this
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Daniel Kawczynski more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2021-01-18more like thismore than 2021-01-18
star this property answer text <p>In recent years, investment in defences has been effective at better protecting properties and reducing the impacts of flooding on people’s lives and livelihoods. We have seen progressively fewer properties flooded following recent incidents, avoiding more damages to people, businesses, landowners and infrastructure than might otherwise have been. In England, during the winter 2019/20 approximately 4,600 properties were sadly flooded while 128,000 properties were better protected from flooding.</p><p> </p><p>In the last 12 months, the Environment Agency (EA) has completed around 20,000 inspections of flood assets that were damaged in the winter 2019/20 floods. The EA has a prioritised programme of repairs based on risk to lives and livelihoods underway. All of the flood defences damaged last year have either been repaired or have contingency plans in place to reduce the risk to their communities this winter.</p><p> </p><p>Throughout the year, the EA has also continued to build and maintain flood risk management assets. The EA is on track to better protect 300,000 properties from flooding and coastal erosion between 2015 and 2021. Between 1 April 2019 and 31 March 2020, the EA worked with other Risk Management Authorities to complete approximately 176 flood and coastal erosion risk management schemes which helped better protect approximately 45,400 homes from flooding and 3,200 homes from coastal erosion. The EA is working through the River Severn Partnership to address long-term resilience.</p><p> </p><p>During the flooding at the end of December 2020, 692 metres of demountable defences were erected across the country, 672m of which were in the West Midlands. 723 metres of temporary barriers were erected, 423 metres of which were in the West Midlands. This meant that over 9,300 properties were protected from flooding, with over 3,700 being in the West Midlands. The majority of these were within the River Severn catchment.</p><p> </p><p>The EA has continued to engage virtually with communities at risk of flooding during the Coronavirus pandemic, adapting its approach by sharing scheme updates and consulting with local residents in a safe way.</p><p> </p><p>The EA’s autumn Flood Action Campaign helped ensure that communities are better prepared and know how to check their flood risk with key messages around a three-point plan to PREPARE, ACT, SURVIVE. Over 1.4 million properties are signed up to receive free flood warnings.</p><p> </p><p>Following the flooding in winter 2019/20 and again in February 2020 following storms Ciara and Dennis, the Government announced Property Flood Resilience (PFR) repair grants of up to £5,000 in affected areas to help eligible homes, charities and businesses become more flood resilient. The repair grants apply to those affected in district or unitary authorities that have 25 or more severely flooded properties.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent figures (held by the Ministry of Housing, Communities &amp; Local Government) show that 18 district or unitary councils with over 2300 properties are eligible in England for the November 2019 PFR repair scheme. Over 29 districts or unitary councils (including Shropshire Council, which includes Shrewsbury) with over 5000 properties are eligible in England for the February 2020 PFR repair scheme.</p><p> </p><p>In recognition of the challenges created by the Coronavirus pandemic, both the 2019 and 2020 schemes have been extended by nine months to give homeowners and businesses more time to carry out repairs and local authorities a greater period to process the grants.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities on the November scheme now have until 31 December 2021 to recover their costs while local authorities on the February scheme have until 1 July 2022.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Taunton Deane more like this
star this property answering member printed Rebecca Pow more like this
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less than 2021-01-18T15:49:07.577Zmore like thismore than 2021-01-18T15:49:07.577Z
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star this property label Biography information for Rebecca Pow more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Daniel Kawczynski more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2017-12-04more like thismore than 2017-12-04
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the effect of riparian ownership laws on the number and extent of cases of flooding; and whether there are plans to transfer ownership of culverts with the potential to cause flooding to (a) the Environment Agency or (b) local authorities. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Morecambe and Lunesdale more like this
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David Morris more like this
star this property uin 117263 more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2017-12-07more like thismore than 2017-12-07
star this property answer text <p>The government has no plans to undertake an assessment of the effect of riparian ownership laws on the number and extent of cases of flooding. There is a common law duty on owners of land to keep watercourses clear of anything that could cause an obstruction, either on their own land or downstream if it is washed away. Land owners have the same responsibilities for the upkeep of a culverted watercourse as if it were an open watercourse.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans to transfer ownership of culverts to the Environment Agency or local authorities. The Environment Agency, Lead Local Flood Authorities and Internal Drainage Boards have powers to require landowners to maintain the flow of their watercourses.</p><p> </p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal more like this
star this property answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey more like this
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less than 2017-12-07T12:11:41.13Zmore like thismore than 2017-12-07T12:11:41.13Z
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star this property label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for David Morris more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2021-12-14more like thismore than 2021-12-14
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
unstar this property answering dept id 13 remove filter
star this property answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take in response to the failure by water companies to significantly reduce storm overflows. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency St Ives more like this
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Derek Thomas more like this
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star this property date of answer less than 2021-12-22more like thismore than 2021-12-22
star this property answer text <p>The current failure of water companies to adequately reduce sewage discharges is unacceptable and we have made clear that much more must be done to protect our rivers and tackle this issue. We will not hesitate to take further action if needed to deliver our commitments in this area.</p><p>We're the first Government to take steps to address this by setting an expectation on water companies to significantly reduce sewage discharges from storm overflows through the draft Strategic Policy Statement for Ofwat. We have enshrined this expectation in legislation as a new duty in the Environment Act.</p><p>This world-leading Act includes a raft of measures to protect and restore our water environment. The following key duties have been made law:</p><ul><li>a new duty on Government to produce a statutory plan to reduce discharges from storm overflows and their adverse impact, and report to Parliament on progress.</li><li>a requirement for Government to produce a report setting out the actions that would be needed to eliminate discharges from storm overflows in England, and the costs and benefits of those actions.</li><li>a new duty directly on water companies and the Environment Agency to publish data on storm overflow operation on an annual basis.</li><li>a new duty directly on water companies to publish near real time information on the operation of storm overflows.</li><li>a new duty directly on water companies to monitor the water quality upstream and downstream of storm overflows and sewage disposal works.</li><li>a new duty directly on water companies to secure a progressive reduction in the adverse impact of discharges from storm overflows.</li><li>a new duty directly on water companies to produce comprehensive statutory Drainage and Sewerage Management Plans, setting out how they will manage and develop their drainage and sewerage system over a minimum 25-year planning horizon, including how storm overflows will be addressed through these plans.</li><li>a power of direction for the Government to direct water companies in relation to the actions in these Drainage and Sewerage Management Plans. We will not hesitate to use this power of direction if plans are not good enough.</li></ul><p>More information on ambition and timescales will be provided during the upcoming price review period - the Government, Ofwat and the Environment Agency all have roles to play in clarifying this detail. We expect to issue guidance to water companies early in 2022. We have also been clear the statutory plan legislated for in the Environment Act is the right place to set our guiding principles to reduce harm from storm overflows and this will be consulted on in Spring 2022.</p><p>The recently published Storm Overflows Evidence Project considers a wide range of policies and scenarios to reduce storm overflows. It is right that we consider the findings carefully to achieve the maximum benefits for the environment and human health whilst minimising the impact on the public's water bills.</p>
star this property answering member constituency Taunton Deane more like this
star this property answering member printed Rebecca Pow more like this
star this property grouped question UIN 93003 more like this
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less than 2021-12-22T10:33:53.407Zmore like thismore than 2021-12-22T10:33:53.407Z
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star this property label Biography information for Rebecca Pow more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Derek Thomas more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2015-12-14more like thismore than 2015-12-14
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
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star this property answering dept short name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property hansard heading Floods remove filter
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department has taken to limit the damage to local communities and economies from flooding. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Wansbeck more like this
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Ian Lavery more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-12-21more like thismore than 2015-12-21
star this property answer text <p>We are investing an unprecedented £2.3 billion in 1,500 flood defence improvement schemes over the next six years. This will provide better protection to at least 300,000 households, up to 420,000 acres of agricultural land, over 200 miles of railway and 340 miles of roads.</p><p>In addition, flood maintenance spending will be protected in real terms over this Parliament.</p><p>Over the five years of the last Parliament, our flood defences schemes have better protected over 255,000 households.</p><p>This is on top of the £1.7 billion invested in the last Parliament and the £1.5 billion spent between 2006 and 2010.</p><br /> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
star this property answering member printed Rory Stewart more like this
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less than 2015-12-21T16:54:21.007Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-21T16:54:21.007Z
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unstar this property label Biography information for Ian Lavery more like this
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unstar this property date less than 2015-12-14more like thismore than 2015-12-14
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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
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star this property answering dept sort name Environment, Food and Rural Affairs more like this
star this property hansard heading Floods remove filter
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star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to respond to the increase in the number of flood related emergencies. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Wansbeck more like this
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Ian Lavery more like this
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unstar this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-12-21more like thismore than 2015-12-21
star this property answer text <p>We have announced a National Resilience Review to better protect the country from future flooding and increasingly extreme weather events. The Review will consider how we calculate flood risk in light of recent events, and will be delivered by a new cross-Government team.</p><p>The Review will also cover ‘worst case scenario’ planning and the future impacts of climate change. It will also carry out a risk assessment of critical infrastructure like electricity substations.</p> more like this
star this property answering member constituency Penrith and The Border more like this
star this property answering member printed Rory Stewart more like this
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less than 2015-12-21T13:57:01.807Zmore like thismore than 2015-12-21T13:57:01.807Z
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