Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to improve flood resilience in communities at risk of surface water and river flooding; and what support is available to local authorities to delive
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.67% vibes
Verdict: AMBER (32/100)
The reply gives one concrete figure: at least £300 million for natural flood management by 2036, which addresses river flooding. It does not cover surface water flooding or the wider range of resilience measures the first part of the question asks about. On the second part, about support for local authorities, the reply mentions regional water councils and investment in general terms but never says what support councils can actually access, so that part is only partly answered. A member of the public would likely need to ask again for specifics on both points.
How we got there
| Question item | Coverage | Specificity | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| What is the Department doing about improving flood resilience in communities at risk of surface water and river flooding? | Partially Addressed | Direct | The reply names a concrete flood-resilience measure, at least £300 million for natural flood management by 2036, which bears on river flooding. It does not address surface water flooding or the wider range of resilience measures the question asks about, so the answer is incomplete. |
| What support is available to local authorities to deliver flood resilience measures in those communities? (The question text is truncated after "delive".) | Partially Addressed | Hedged | The statement on new regional water councils mentions local partnership working and investment at scale, which gestures at support for local delivery. It never says what support local authorities can actually access, and the question is truncated, so the reply only partly engages with it. |