Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 57091

Rivers: Flood Control

Tabled: 3 June 2025
Answered: 10 June 2025

Question

Patrick Spencer

IndependentCentral Suffolk and North Ipswich

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help reduce the risk of river bank failure in cases of heavy rainfall.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Environment Agency (EA) maintains a wide range of flood and coastal risk management (FCRM) assets, which reduce the risk of flooding to people and property. These assets include embankments, pumping stations and flood gates. The EA inspects and report...

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