Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 126739
Flood Control: Lincolnshire
Tabled: 13 April 2026
Answered: 16 April 2026
Named DayQuestion
Gareth Davies
Conservative — Grantham and Bourne
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the Environment Agency's flood modelling in relation to the decommissioning of the Black Sluice Pumping Station.
Answer
Emma HardyDefra keeps the Environment Agency’s (EA) flood risk modelling under review to ensure it remains robust and appropriate for managing flood risk. Following flooding in the Black Sluice, or South Forty Foot Drain, catchment in January 2025, the EA published...
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