Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 53319
Flood Control: Environmental Impact Assessment
Tabled: 19 May 2025
Answered: 22 May 2025
Question
Alex Mayer
Labour — Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Environment Agency is required to undertake an environmental impact assessment before cutting grass on embankments.
Answer
Emma HardyThe Environment Agency regularly carries out maintenance works using its permissive powers to manage flood risk. Routine grass cutting, vegetation management and debris clearance on embankments are low-impact but essential preventative maintenance activit...
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