Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 57600

Flood Control: Urban Areas

Tabled: 4 June 2025
Answered: 12 June 2025

Question

Sarah Gibson

Liberal DemocratChippenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to support flood resilience in (a) Chippenham and (b) other towns; and whether his Department is taking steps to work with local authorities to develop climate

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Environment Agency (EA) is working with local partners on options to take forward the Chippenham Avon Project. In addition, the EA is working with Wiltshire Council on the Wiltshire Rural Runoff Project to improve understanding of the causes of floodi...

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