Asked by: Jesse Norman (Conservative - Hereford and South Herefordshire)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the Environment Agency's policy is on single person site, river and infrastructure inspections.
Answered by Emma Hardy - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Environment Agency does not have a policy prohibiting single-person site, river or infrastructure inspections. Decisions on lone working are based on robust risk assessment arrangements, and inspections may be undertaken alone where risks can be controlled; however, lone working is not permitted for certain higher-risk activities or hazards.
Asked by: Jesse Norman (Conservative - Hereford and South Herefordshire)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what financial support is available to households and businesses in Ewyas Harold to install property flood resilience measures.
Answered by Emma Hardy - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Environment Agency is delivering property flood resilience measures in Ewyas Harold to help reduce the impact of flooding. Households affected by flooding may also be able to access funding through participating insurers under the Flood Re 'Build Back Better' scheme.
Asked by: Jesse Norman (Conservative - Hereford and South Herefordshire)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Environment Agency has updated its flood risk modelling for the Dulas Brook catchment since 2020.
Answered by Emma Hardy - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Environment Agency updated its flood risk model for the Dulas Brook catchment in 2021. The updated model provides an improved representation of flood risk and supports a better understanding of flooding in the catchment.
Asked by: Jesse Norman (Conservative - Hereford and South Herefordshire)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to prioritise increased flood resilience in South Herefordshire.
Answered by Emma Hardy - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Government’s National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy for England supports a long-term approach to improving flood resilience. In South Herefordshire, the Environment Agency and Herefordshire Council are working with local communities to raise awareness of flood risk, improve preparedness and support action to reduce impacts from flooding.