Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 73847

Floods: Berkshire

Tabled: 1 September 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025
Named Day

Question

Yuan Yang

LabourEarley and Woodley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of (a) trends in levels of (i) flooding and (ii) resulting closure of the B478 from Sonning to Playhatch and (b) the potential impact of climate change on f

Answer

Emma Hardy
The B478 between Sonning and Playhatch is located on the River Thames floodplain and is subject to frequent flooding. Sonning Quarry is located nearby where Tarmac Group Ltd is extracting minerals and undertaking restoration work. The Environment Agency i...

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