Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 32277

Flood Control: South Somerset

Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 10 March 2025

Question

Adam Dance

Liberal DemocratYeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of preventative measures to tackle recurring flooding in South Somerset.

Answer

Emma Hardy
£2.65 billion is being invested by the Environment Agency over this year and next to help communities to adapt and build resilience to flooding, this includes building new, repairing and maintaining flood defences. Reoccurring flooding in South Somerset (...

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