Question follow-through · 97538
Flood Control: South Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to boost flood defences in South Suffolk constituency.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 5 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 11 Dec 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to boost flood defences in South Suffolk constituency.
9 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Dec 2025
Answer published
The Environment Agency (EA) is actively managing flood risk in South Suffolk through routine maintenance, strategic projects and provision of warnings and advice. Since April 2025, over 2,200 hours and a budget of £15,440 have been spent operating and mai...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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