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1110417

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
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: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many homes in England have been deemed to be at risk of flooding in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff Central
tabling member printed	Jo Stevens
uin	242170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/04/2019 answer text <p>The total number of residential properties at risk of flooding from rivers, the sea, surface water and groundwater over the past 5 years is:</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total number of residential properties at risk of flooding from rivers, the sea, surface water and groundwater (Millions)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>4.8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>5.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>5.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p>5.2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p>5.1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>Total properties at risk of flooding increased between 2015 and 2016 because of better property information from the Ordnance Survey.</p><p> </p><p>The Environment Agency’s programme of investment in Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management will reduce the risk of flooding to 300,000 homes in the six year period to March 2021. However, it does not eliminate the risk of flooding in these areas entirely.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 11/04/2019 14:52:36 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4425 label Biography information for Jo Stevens

676030

registered interest
date	20/01/2017
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Floods: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will estimate the number of properties that have been built in high flood-risk areas in (a) Hull and (b) Yorkshire and the Humber after 1 January 2009.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	61074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2017 answer text <p>The Department does not hold comprehensive figures for the number of homes built in high flood-risk areas but published statistics on the proportion of new residential addresses created in flood zone 3 areas are available from:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/573278/1516_Land_Use_Change_Statistics_Live_Tables.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/573278/1516_Land_Use_Change_Statistics_Live_Tables.xlsx</a> (Table p320).</p><p>National planning policy is clear that inappropriate development in areas at risk of flooding should be avoided by directing development away from areas at highest risk. Where development is necessary in a flood risk area and there are no suitable sites available in areas with a lower probability of flooding, it should be safe, flood resilient and not increase flood risk elsewhere. Otherwise, it should not be permitted. The Department’s statistics report only the proportion of new residential addresses created in flood zone 3 areas; they do not reflect the safety measures incorporated. For example they do not take account of the presence of flood defences.</p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell question first answered 02/02/2017 13:50:27 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

676031

registered interest
date	20/01/2017
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: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many properties in (a) Hull and (b) each nomenclature of territorial units for statistic region 1 of England are on the Environment Agency's register of properties at higher risk of flooding; and what estimate she has made of the proportion of such properties in each of those areas that have been insured through the Flood Re scheme.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Diana Johnson
uin	61075
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2017 answer text <p>The Environment Agency estimates 585 properties to be in areas at high risk of flooding in Hull. The table below summarises the number of properties in areas at high risk of flooding (as of January 2017) in each nomenclature of territorial units for statistic region 1 or NUTS1 regions of England. High risk means there is a greater than a 3.3% chance of flooding in any given year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Location</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>NUTS1 code</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of properties (</strong><strong>residential and non-residential) at high risk of flooding in England</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands (England)</p></td><td><p>UKF</p></td><td><p>30,167</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Of England</p></td><td><p>UKH</p></td><td><p>36,444</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>UKI</p></td><td><p>16,219</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East (England)</p></td><td><p>UKC</p></td><td><p>5,688</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West (England)</p></td><td><p>UKD</p></td><td><p>21,386</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East (England)</p></td><td><p>UKJ</p></td><td><p>73,236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West (England)</p></td><td><p>UKK</p></td><td><p>43,742</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands (England)</p></td><td><p>UKG</p></td><td><p>19,196</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire And The Humber</p></td><td><p>UKE</p></td><td><p>23,755</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>269,833</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Since the Scheme’s launch in April 2016, over 45 insurers are now offering Flood Re backed policies, representing over 90% of the market. Between April and September 2016, the Flood Re Scheme has provided backing to 53,000 policies. Flood Re Scheme has provided backing to 53,000 policies across the UK. Flood Re expect the number of 350,000 UK households.</p><p> </p><p>The distribution of properties backed by Flood Re is decided by the choices of individual insurers, who decide whether a property should be supported by the Scheme, based on the insurers’ assessment of a property’s flood risk. Flood Re expect to provide more detail on the policies backed by the Scheme this summer.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 30/01/2017 17:19:09 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

654280

registered interest
date	07/12/2016
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: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Gardiner of Kimble on 23 November (HL3251), whether the number of such homes has declined or grown since 2006; and by what number.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL3945
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/12/2016 answer text <p>The Environment Agency estimates the number of residential properties in areas at high risk of flooding from rivers and the sea to have decreased by about 224,000 in England since 2006. This is due to the delivery of flood and coastal risk management schemes along with improvements in modelling and changes to the classification of risk.</p><p>The number of properties in areas at high risk of flooding from surface water was first estimated in December 2013. Since then, the number of residential properties in areas at high risk of flooding from surface water has increased by about 30,000 in England. This increase is primarily due to improvements in the base maps used for modelling data.</p><p>The property type information and the modelling methods upon which these estimates are based have improved significantly over this period of time, making exact comparisons more difficult.</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 19/12/2016 14:45:29 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

637326

registered interest
date	15/11/2016
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: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their estimate of the number of homes in England that are at significant risk of flooding.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL3251
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2016 answer text <p>The Environment Agency estimates the number of residential properties in England in areas at high risk of flooding to be:</p><p> </p><ul><li><p>169,000 properties in areas at high risk of flooding from rivers and the sea</p></li><li><p>239,000 properties in areas at high risk of flooding from surface water</p></li></ul><p>High risk means there is a greater than a 3.3% chance of flooding in any given year</p> answering member printed Lord Gardiner of Kimble question first answered 23/11/2016 11:53:49 answering member 4161 label Biography information for Lord Gardiner of Kimble
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

536459

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Floods: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of houses in Lancashire are built on flood plains.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	42873
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>National planning policy is clear that inappropriate development in areas at risk of flooding should be avoided by directing development away from areas at highest risk, including floodplains. Where development is necessary in a flood risk area and there are no suitable sites available in areas with a lower probability of flooding, it should be safe and not increase flood risk elsewhere. The policy is underpinned by planning guidance which is clear: local councils must consider the strict tests in policy that protect people and property from flooding, and where these tests are not met, development should not be allowed.</p><p>Between 2013 and 2015 8% of newly created residential addresses in England were in the National Flood Zone 3. DCLG Land Use Change Statistics cover only England.</p><p>Estimates for individual local authorities are provided in Live Table 321 of Land Use Change Statistics, available at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-onland-use-change-statistics</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell grouped question UIN 42874 question first answered 19/07/2016 16:35:27 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

536460

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Floods: Housing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of houses in the UK are built on flood plains.
tabling member constituency	Ribble Valley
tabling member printed	Mr Nigel Evans
uin	42874
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>National planning policy is clear that inappropriate development in areas at risk of flooding should be avoided by directing development away from areas at highest risk, including floodplains. Where development is necessary in a flood risk area and there are no suitable sites available in areas with a lower probability of flooding, it should be safe and not increase flood risk elsewhere. The policy is underpinned by planning guidance which is clear: local councils must consider the strict tests in policy that protect people and property from flooding, and where these tests are not met, development should not be allowed.</p><p>Between 2013 and 2015 8% of newly created residential addresses in England were in the National Flood Zone 3. DCLG Land Use Change Statistics cover only England.</p><p>Estimates for individual local authorities are provided in Live Table 321 of Land Use Change Statistics, available at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/live-tables-onland-use-change-statistics</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Croydon Central answering member printed Gavin Barwell grouped question UIN 42873 question first answered 19/07/2016 16:35:27 answering member 3955 label Biography information for Lord Barwell
tabling member	474 label Biography information for Mr Nigel Evans

458216

registered interest
date	07/03/2016
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: Housing
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 she has taken to increase public awareness of potential flood risk for home-buyers.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	30060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2016 answer text <p>Maps showing flood risk are available on the Gov.uk website, allowing home buyers to check whether a property they are considering purchasing is at risk of flooding. Individuals can search by postcode and later this year the Environment Agency (EA) is introducing the ability to search by a specific address.</p><p> </p><p>The EA also share this flood risk data with companies that produce home buyers reports, and approximately 400,000 property reports are produced annually that include this data.</p><p> </p><p>Much of this data is already available as Open Data and several third party applications have already been developed that encourage public awareness. The EA is releasing more information by the end of June 2016, to encourage further growth and development of similar public awareness raising applications.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 10/03/2016 14:48:19 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

439663

registered interest
date	21/12/2015
answering body	Department for Communities and Local Government
answering dept id	7
answering dept short name	Communities and Local Government
answering dept sort name	Communities and Local Government
hansard heading	Floods: Housing
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many homes have been built on flood plains in each of the last five years; and how many homes have been granted planning permission for building on flood plains.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville
uin	HL4739
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2016 answer text <p>This Government takes flood prevention extremely seriously and we are investing £2.3 billion in flood defences over the next six years, as well as protecting flood maintenance spending in real terms over this Parliament.</p><p>We have put in place strong safeguards to stop inappropriate development in areas at risk of flooding, and are delivering the homes this country needs by taking forward plans to build homes on suitable brownfield land.</p><p>The Environment Agency provides advice on whether or not to grant permission, with latest figures showing 99% of proposed new homes had planning outcomes in line with their advice, but final decisions rest with local authorities.</p><p>The Department does not collect figures for the numbers of homes for which planning permission for building on a flood plain has been granted.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 07/01/2016 13:45:36 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4285 label Biography information for Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville