PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Flood Control (19 December 2016)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Government plans to publish a Flood Resilience Review addressing the risks of flooding from surface water.

Asked by:
Rachael Maskell (Labour)

Answer

In the National Flood Resilience Review we prioritised looking at the greatest flood risks facing the country - river and coastal flooding. The government recognises that surface water flooding can also be a significant source of flooding and we will be considering this in more detail during 2017.


Answered by:
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Conservative)
10 January 2017

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