United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 20056
Flood Control
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24 February 2020
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3 March 2020 · Answer
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3 March 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of dredging rivers on flood prevention.
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24 February 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the effect of dredging rivers on flood prevention.
Source: Commons
3 March 2020
Answer
The Environment Agency (EA) prioritises those activities which achieve the greatest benefit in terms of better protecting people and property from flooding. Dredging and clearing channels are important parts of the EA’s maintenance regime, when it improve...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-02-24/20056
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1180141
- uk · wq-1180141 · source updated 3 March 2020