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.

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.