My Hon Friend Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment (Thérèse Coffey) has today made the following statement.

I would like to update the House on the work the government is doing to consider the long term arrangements for surface water management.

Following the National Flood Resilience Review we are...

My Hon Friend Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Environment (Thérèse Coffey) has today made the following statement.

I would like to update the House on the work the government is doing to consider the long term arrangements for surface water management.

Following the National Flood Resilience Review we are...

I would like to update the House on the work the government is doing to consider the long term arrangements for surface water management.

Following the National Flood Resilience Review we are better prepared this winter for flooding from all sources: the Environment Agency now has 25 miles of mobile...

I would like to update the House on the work the government is doing to consider the long term arrangements for surface water management.

Following the National Flood Resilience Review we are better prepared this winter for flooding from all sources: the Environment Agency now has 25 miles of mobile...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the budget for the Flood Forecasting Centre was in each of the last three years; and what the planned budget for the centre is in each of the next three years.

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the budget for the Flood Forecasting Centre was in each of the last three years; and what the planned budget for the centre is in each of the next three years.

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My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Hilary Benn) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am placing in the Libraries of the House today copies of the Government’s second update report detailing the progress made in implementing the recommendations contained in...

My right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Hilary Benn) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement. I am placing in the Libraries of the House today copies of the Government’s second update report detailing the progress made in implementing the recommendations contained in...

I am placing copies of the Government's second update report detailing the progress made in implementing the recommendations contained in Sir Michael Pitt's report on the 2007 summer floods in the Libraries of both Houses today. http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/flooding/risk/floodreview2007.htm We continue to make significant progress. We have introduced our Flood and Water...

I am placing copies of the Government's second update report detailing the progress made in implementing the recommendations contained in Sir Michael Pitt's report on the 2007 summer floods in the Libraries of both Houses today. http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/flooding/risk/floodreview2007.htm We continue to make significant progress. We have introduced our Flood and Water...

The Government's response to Sir Michael Pitt's review of the summer 2007 floods: progress report, December 2009. 97 p.

The Government's response to Sir Michael Pitt's review of the summer 2007 floods: progress report, December 2009. 97 p.

The Government's response to Sir Michael Pitt's review of the summer 2007 floods. Incl. annexes. 51 p.

The Government's response to Sir Michael Pitt's review of the summer 2007 floods. Incl. annexes. 51 p.

I. Flooding in England: a national assessment of flood risk. 36 p. II. Investing for the future: flood and coastal risk management in England. A long-term investment strategy. 24 p. III. Flood and coastal risk management (FCRM) external contributions. 5 p. IV. Appraisal of flood and coastal erosion risk management: a Defra policy statement, June 2009. 52 p.

I. Flooding in England: a national assessment of flood risk. 36 p. II. Investing for the future: flood and coastal risk management in England. A long-term investment strategy. 24 p. III. Flood and coastal risk management (FCRM) external contributions. 5 p. IV. Appraisal of flood and coastal erosion risk management:...

Lords statement on the Government's response to Sir Michael Pitt's final report on the floods of summer 2007.

Lords statement on the Government's response to Sir Michael Pitt's final report on the floods of summer 2007.

My Lords, it is nearly six months since the Secretary of State made a Statement in another place, which was then repeated in your Lordships’ House, welcoming the final report of Sir Michael Pitt following the summer floods 18 months ago. We, too, welcomed that report and I welcome the...

My Lords, it is nearly six months since the Secretary of State made a Statement in another place, which was then repeated in your Lordships’ House, welcoming the final report of Sir Michael Pitt following the summer floods 18 months ago. We, too, welcomed that report and I welcome the...

My Lords, we, too, welcome the Statement. Even more, we feel that we should express our gratitude to Sir Michael Pitt for his thorough report and recommendations. Perhaps I may take your Lordships’ House just a little further back than the 2007 floods. I was involved in the flash floods...

My Lords, we, too, welcome the Statement. Even more, we feel that we should express our gratitude to Sir Michael Pitt for his thorough report and recommendations. Perhaps I may take your Lordships’ House just a little further back than the 2007 floods. I was involved in the flash floods...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Taylor, welcomed the Statement, but not much else. I thought that he was uncharacteristically critical of what the Government have been doing in this area. I wish to allay his concerns. He implied that the Government have been complacent in the speed with which...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Taylor, welcomed the Statement, but not much else. I thought that he was uncharacteristically critical of what the Government have been doing in this area. I wish to allay his concerns. He implied that the Government have been complacent in the speed with which...

My Lords, with the leave of the House I shall repeat a Statement made by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in another place. ““With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a Statement on the Government’s response to Sir Michael...

My Lords, with the leave of the House I shall repeat a Statement made by my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in another place. ““With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a Statement on the Government’s response to Sir Michael...

My Lords, in response to the noble Lord’s first question about whether the arrangements I have outlined will lead to the Environment Agency taking a step back, that is not how I see it. The strategic overview role for the agency will involve it in providing support and guidance for...

My Lords, in response to the noble Lord’s first question about whether the arrangements I have outlined will lead to the Environment Agency taking a step back, that is not how I see it. The strategic overview role for the agency will involve it in providing support and guidance for...

My Lords, I, too, largely support the thrust of this Statement. It is welcome that the Government are publishing an action plan today, which supports, as the Minister said, the changes to all 92 of Sir Michael’s recommendations. The Environment Agency’s role used to be one of flood protection, which...

My Lords, I, too, largely support the thrust of this Statement. It is welcome that the Government are publishing an action plan today, which supports, as the Minister said, the changes to all 92 of Sir Michael’s recommendations. The Environment Agency’s role used to be one of flood protection, which...

My Lords, the £15 million will help fund additional activities, primarily within the 50 county and unitary authorities that we consider most at risk of surface water flooding. I do not know how many authorities applied but I shall find out and let the noble Lord know. I understand that...

My Lords, the £15 million will help fund additional activities, primarily within the 50 county and unitary authorities that we consider most at risk of surface water flooding. I do not know how many authorities applied but I shall find out and let the noble Lord know. I understand that...

My Lords, I, too, welcome the Statement. When we had the Statement on the Pitt report in June, I promised that this rather wonderful, glossy book would form part of my holiday reading. I have to say that I did take it with me and indeed I read some of...

My Lords, I, too, welcome the Statement. When we had the Statement on the Pitt report in June, I promised that this rather wonderful, glossy book would form part of my holiday reading. I have to say that I did take it with me and indeed I read some of...

My Lords, I cannot claim to be an expert on underground rivers and underground river flooding, although I am interested in the underground rivers of London, as are many other noble Lords. If underground rivers flood they are quite likely to have an impact, just as overground rivers, if I...

My Lords, I cannot claim to be an expert on underground rivers and underground river flooding, although I am interested in the underground rivers of London, as are many other noble Lords. If underground rivers flood they are quite likely to have an impact, just as overground rivers, if I...

My Lords, I declare an historic interest in water and sewerage. I was in the Library yesterday to obtain an old book on the underground rivers of London, following the decision of the Mayor to open them all up, and suddenly wondered why, if you can have underground erosion, you...

My Lords, I declare an historic interest in water and sewerage. I was in the Library yesterday to obtain an old book on the underground rivers of London, following the decision of the Mayor to open them all up, and suddenly wondered why, if you can have underground erosion, you...

My Lords, the noble Lord makes an important point. That would be our intention. If a local authority has received grant funding for work that needs to be undertaken in its own area, we would not want that work to have an adverse effect on other areas down river. The...

My Lords, the noble Lord makes an important point. That would be our intention. If a local authority has received grant funding for work that needs to be undertaken in its own area, we would not want that work to have an adverse effect on other areas down river. The...