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

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the implications for the preparation and planning for future drought and flooding events of the reduced manpower envisaged in Environment Agency’s report, EA2030 change for a better environment, published on 8 July.

The Environment Agency (EA) commits in its strategy EA2030 to deliver the best possible understanding of drought and flooding risks and make communities more resilient and prepared. The EA is changing its operations to manage more frequent droughts and flooding, including implementing advanced technologies and more data-driven, proactive incident responses.