Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for its polices of (a) the recommendations related to the restoration of the River Trent in Nottinghamshire and (b) the othe
Answer
The Government is committed to greater use of nature-based solutions, recognising their wide range of benefits. This includes investing at least £300 million in natural flood management by 2036. New regional water councils will help shape and develop opportunities for local partnership working and investment at scale, including in Nottinghamshire.33% vibes
Verdict: AMBER (32/100)
The reply gives a general policy answer to the first part of the question about restoring the River Trent. It sets out a commitment to nature-based solutions, at least £300 million for natural flood management by 2036, and new regional water councils that include Nottinghamshire. It does not mention the Trent or the specific recommendations by name, so the asker would probably need to follow up for specifics. The second part of the question is not answered at all, because its text is incomplete in the material provided.
How we got there
| Question item | Coverage | Specificity | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| What is the department's assessment or view of the implications for its policies of the recommendations relating to the restoration of the River Trent in Nottinghamshire. | Addressed | Direct | The reply sets out the relevant policy position: a commitment to nature-based solutions, at least £300 million for natural flood management by 2036, and new regional water councils that explicitly include Nottinghamshire. Under the convention that these items ask for the department's general position, this substantively answers the River Trent restoration item, though it never mentions the Trent or the specific recommendations by name. |
| What is the department's assessment or view of the implications for its policies of the other matters referred to in part (b) of the question, which is cut off in the text provided. | Not Addressed | Generic | Part (b) of the question is cut off in the text provided, so its matters cannot be identified, and none of the answer statements engages with any specific matter beyond the Nottinghamshire and flood-management points already covered under item 1. |