Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the Severn Valley Water Management Plan.

Working closely with partners on both sides of the English/Welsh border, the Environment Agency and the River Severn Partnership has been developing the initial plan for the Severn Valley Water Management Scheme. This will make a significant, positive difference to community resilience along the upper Severn.

This initial plan outlines a possible approach to effective water management across the Upper Severn catchment. The funding landscape is complex and Partnership working is critical to confirming the funding and delivery routes for the project, which will determine the final plan.

Over the next 12 months the Environment Agency will be working with partners and engaging with stakeholders and communities in the Upper Severn catchment to discuss this work in more detail.