Question follow-through · 40382
Flood Control: Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how he is involving local communities in (a) Bothenhampton, (b) Bridport, (c) Maiden Newton, (d) Ryme Intrinseca, (e) Yetminster and (f) Chilfrome in developing flood resilience strate
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 21 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 25 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 28 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
21 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how he is involving local communities in (a) Bothenhampton, (b) Bridport, (c) Maiden Newton, (d) Ryme Intrinseca, (e) Yetminster and (f) Chilfrome in developing flood resilience strate
25 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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28 Mar 2025
Answer published
Protecting communities around the country from flooding is one of the Secretary of State’s five core priorities. That is why we set up a Flood Resilience Taskforce to provide oversight of national and local flood resilience and preparedness ahead of and a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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