Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 27950

Sewers: West Dorset

Tabled: 31 January 2025
Answered: 25 February 2025

Question

Edward Morello

Liberal Democrat — West Dorset

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of degraded drainage infrastructure on trends in flooding levels in West Dorset constituency.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Protecting communities from the dangers of flooding is one of Defra’s top priorities. We have inherited flood assets in their poorest condition on record meaning approximately 60,000 properties are at a higher risk. We are taking decisive action to stop t...
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