Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 36569

Soil: Flood Control

Tabled: 7 March 2025
Answered: 17 March 2025

Question

Cameron Thomas

IndependentTewkesbury

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with farmers on ensuring that agricultural soil health adheres to recommended guidelines to mitigate flooding.

Answer

Daniel Zeichner
Working with farmers and landowners is an important part of the Environment Agency’s Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy Roadmap up to 2026. A priority is to support farmers and land managers adapt their land management practices to be more...

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