Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 52487

Floods: Wiltshire

Tabled: 14 May 2025
Answered: 21 May 2025

Question

Sarah Gibson

Liberal DemocratChippenham

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of potential impact of surface water flooding on communities in Wiltshire; and what funding he has provided to help mitigate flooding risks in W

Answer

Emma Hardy
Lead local flood authorities are required to manage local flood risks from surface water, groundwater and ordinary watercourses. Local flood risks should be identified and managed as part of a local flood risk management strategy. The two lead local flood...

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