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Written question asked by Earl of Clancarty (Crossbench) on Tuesday, 16 January 2024, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 30 January 2024. It was answered by Lord Douglas-Miller (Conservative) on Friday, 9 February 2024 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Housing: Floods

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government how many homes (including their gardens) built in the past (1) 5, (2) 10, and (3) 25, years have been subject to weather-related flooding on one or more occasions.

Answer

Defra and the Environment Agency does not hold this data at national level.

Lead Local Flood Authorities (LLFA) investigate reports of flooding under Section 19 of the Flood and Water Management Act.

The Environment Agency’s annual flood and coastal erosion risk management report includes information on significant flooding and coastal events in England. The reports can be found at GOV.UK.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1622
Session
2023-24
Subjects
Housing Floods
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk