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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action the Environment Agency is taking to repair the south bank of the River Stour in Essex at Boxted Mill; and, (i) what has led to the delays in this work; (ii) when the Agency applied for the necessary Flood Risk Activity Permit; (iii) when the repair work will be completed.

The Environment Agency has prioritised these unplanned works. It has planned a sustainable, robust repair to the south bank of the River Stour at Boxted Mill. Once all relevant permissions and permits are received repairs should take three weeks once work begins.