Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 22257

River Hipper and River Rother: Dredging

Tabled: 7 January 2025
Answered: 15 January 2025

Question

Mr Toby Perkins

LabourChesterfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the (a) River Rother and (b) River Hipper was last dredged.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Environment Agency has no record of dredging the rivers Rother and Hipper during the last 10 years. The Environment Agency (EA) undertakes dredging to manage flood risk where it is technically effective, does not significantly increase flood risk for ...

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