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>
Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total number of residential properties at risk of flooding from rivers, the sea, surface water and groundwater (Millions)<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2015<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 4.8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2016<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 5.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2017<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 5.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 5.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 5.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> Total properties at risk of flooding increased between 2015 and 2016 because of better property information from the Ordnance Survey.<\/p> <\/p> The Environment Agency\u2019s 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>"}
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], "questionText" : "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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/676030/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " 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> Location<\/strong><\/p><\/td> NUTS1 code<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Number of properties (<\/strong>residential and non-residential) at high risk of flooding in England<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> East Midlands (England)<\/p><\/td> UKF<\/p><\/td> 30,167<\/p><\/td><\/tr> East Of England<\/p><\/td> UKH<\/p><\/td> 36,444<\/p><\/td><\/tr> London<\/p><\/td> UKI<\/p><\/td> 16,219<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North East (England)<\/p><\/td> UKC<\/p><\/td> 5,688<\/p><\/td><\/tr> North West (England)<\/p><\/td> UKD<\/p><\/td> 21,386<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South East (England)<\/p><\/td> UKJ<\/p><\/td> 73,236<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South West (England)<\/p><\/td> UKK<\/p><\/td> 43,742<\/p><\/td><\/tr> West Midlands (England)<\/p><\/td> UKG<\/p><\/td> 19,196<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Yorkshire And The Humber<\/p><\/td> UKE<\/p><\/td> 23,755<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 269,833<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Since the Scheme\u2019s 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> 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\u2019 assessment of a property\u2019s flood risk. Flood Re expect to provide more detail on the policies backed by the Scheme this summer.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s 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.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what is their estimate of the number of homes in England that are at significant risk of flooding.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of houses in Lancashire are built on flood plains.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what proportion of houses in the UK are built on flood plains.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/458216/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " 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> 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> 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>"}
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