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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help improve resilience co-ordination across agencies when flooding occurs.

There is close working with departments and agencies across Government, including partner agencies such as the Met Office and the Environment Agency (EA), to monitor the risk from flooding. The Government funds a Flood Forecasting Centre which provides a daily five-day flood forecast and informs National and Local operational flood readiness, allowing for multi-agency coordination to begin in advance of flooding.

Following a flood event, Government departments and agencies conduct reviews of their response and coordination arrangements.