Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 106616

Floods: Shropshire

Tabled: 19 January 2026

Answered: 26 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the accuracy of data provided by flood gauges in Shropshire.

Answer

Emma Hardy

The Environment Agency (EA) operates a national maintenance and data assurance programme for its river gauging station network. This includes routine inspection, calibration and maintenance, alongside systematic data quality checks to monitor performance ...

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