United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 20366
Flood Control
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25 February 2020
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4 March 2020 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent comparative assessment he has made of the effect of (a) increases in the volume of rainfall and (b) decreases in the volume of river dredging on the (i) quantity and (ii) e
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25 February 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent comparative assessment he has made of the effect of (a) increases in the volume of rainfall and (b) decreases in the volume of river dredging on the (i) quantity and (ii) e
Source: Commons
4 March 2020
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Dredging is one of the interventions used by the Environment Agency (EA) to manage rivers. The EA prioritises those interventions which achieve the greatest benefit in terms of better protecting people and property from flooding. Dredging and clearing cha...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-02-25/20366
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1180319
- uk · wq-1180319 · source updated 4 March 2020