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	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Floods
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	213290
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 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> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 10/11/2014 12:45:26 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

391777

	registered interest
	date	21/07/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Floods
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Brent North
	tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
	uin	8330
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2015 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> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 07/09/2015 10:34:30 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

438103

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Floods
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	19932
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 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 /> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 21/12/2015 16:54:21 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

438108

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2015
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Floods
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	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.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	19936
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/12/2015 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> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 21/12/2015 13:57:01 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery