Question follow-through · 52487
Floods: Wiltshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of potential impact of surface water flooding on communities in Wiltshire; and what funding he has provided to help mitigate flooding risks in W
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 14 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 16 May 2025
- Answer
- 21 May 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Flood Control: Urban Areas · 4 Jun 2025
- Agriculture: Wiltshire · 4 Jun 2025
- Water Companies: Reviews · 4 Jun 2025
- Rivers: Wiltshire · 4 Jun 2025
- Water Companies: Regulation · 4 Jun 2025
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
14 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of potential impact of surface water flooding on communities in Wiltshire; and what funding he has provided to help mitigate flooding risks in W
16 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 May 2025
Answer published
Lead local flood authorities are required to manage local flood risks from surface water, groundwater and ordinary watercourses. Local flood risks should be identified and managed as part of a local flood risk management strategy. The two lead local flood...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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