Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 112916

Flood Control

Tabled: 11 February 2026

Answered: 25 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Gideon Amos

Liberal Democrat — Taunton and Wellington

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many Environment Agency flood defence assets were at each condition grade (1 to 5) in each of the last five financial years.

Answer

Emma Hardy

The Environment Agency’s (EA) Flood and Coastal Risk Management (FCRM) assets play a critical role protecting communities from the impacts of flooding. The EA has an annual programme of around 110,000 asset inspections, which can increase in-year to 165,0...

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