Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 10155

Floods

Tabled: 21 October 2024
Answered: 25 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Dr Ben Spencer

ConservativeRunnymede and Weybridge

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Thames Water's operational response to flooding during Storm Henk (a) nationally and (b) in Surrey.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Storm Henk was the eighth named storm of the 2023/24 flood season, with flood warnings across the country from 02 to 09 January. River flooding impacts were due to heavy rainfall falling on saturated catchments. On 4 January, the impact from flooding in t...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 10155) →