United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 22258
Flood Control: Dredging
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7 January 2025
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the regular dredging of rivers on flooding.
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7 January 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the regular dredging of rivers on flooding.
Source: Commons
15 January 2025
Answer
The Environment Agency has no record of dredging the rivers Rother and Hipper during the last 10 years. The Environment Agency (EA) undertakes dredging to manage flood risk where it is technically effective, does not significantly increase flood risk for ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-01-07/22258
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1753043
- uk · wq-1753043 · source updated 15 January 2025