Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 22259
Rivers: Dredging
Tabled: 7 January 2025
Answered: 15 January 2025
Question
Mr Toby Perkins
Labour — Chesterfield
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's policy is on the regular dredging of rivers.
Answer
Emma HardyThe 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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