Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 7147
Floods
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 9 October 2024
Named DayQuestion
Sarah Gibson
Liberal Democrat — Chippenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to investigate the cause of floods in (a) Calne and (b) other areas that have not experienced flooding for decades.
Answer
Emma HardyOver 300 properties flooded across 50 communities in Wiltshire alone during the winter of 2023/24, which was the wettest since records began 1871. These same areas of Wiltshire also experienced heavy rainfall in September 2024. The rural catchments that h...
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