Question follow-through · 16852
Flood Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of flood defence agencies in other countries; and what account his Department takes of such an assessment in conside
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 28 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 2 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 9 Dec 2024 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
28 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of flood defence agencies in other countries; and what account his Department takes of such an assessment in conside
2 Dec 2024
Target answer date
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9 Dec 2024
Answer published
Protecting communities from flooding is a key priority for this Government. Defra has recently established a Flood Resilience Taskforce which brings together local, regional and national government and organisations including from the voluntary and insura...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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