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	date	15/05/2023
	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: Somerset
	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 (a) homes and (b) businesses in Somerset were affected by flooding in each of the last 10 years.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	185043
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Property Flooding Overview</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Properties Flooded</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2011</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>11</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>173</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>22</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>10</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>26</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>45</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>304</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p><p>The above table shows the number of properties flooded during the last 10 years across both business and homes, and includes all sources of flooding – surface water, fluvial and coastal. The source of most of the data comes from Somerset Council report produced post flooding which is why the information is not split between homes and businesses. These reports are produced as part of the Flood &amp; Water Management Act 2010. The reports from 2022 have not yet been published, although the Environment Agency are not aware of any properties flooding in Somerset during 2022.</p><p> </p><p>For 2023 the Environment Agency estimated that 5 properties flooded in January and around 120 properties flooded in May, however they are working with Somerset Council to confirm exact numbers.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/05/2023 15:33:52 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton

1627860

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2023
	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	Flood Control: Somerset
	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 her Department has made of the resilience of flood protection measures in (a) Somerset, (b) East Somerset and (c) the River Cam catchment area during the winter of 2022–23.
	tabling member constituency	Somerton and Frome
	tabling member printed	David Warburton
	uin	185044
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>Much of Somerset is below sea level and many of its rivers are raised above the ground, so it will always be at risk of coastal and fluvial flooding. In January 2023, the Environment Agency put in place the largest temporary pumping operation in its history on the Somerset Levels and Moors. In combination with the innovative way water was managed through the system, this meant that on this occasion, widespread flooding of property was avoided.</p><p> </p><p>During the Spring, East Somerset has experienced some of the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in the area. This has led to roads becoming unpassable, and in the case of the River Cam, around 100 houses flooding. In all cases, the flood protection measures performed as designed, but were overwhelmed by the volume and intensity of rainfall.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 23/05/2023 15:29:53 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4526 label Biography information for David Warburton