Committees

Flooding

Inquiry

Recent events have brought the challenges of managing flood risk back to national attention, and climate change means these events are likely to become more frequent.

Building on the previous Committee’s interim report on coastal flooding and adaptation to climate change, this inquiry focussed on the Government’s approach to managing the risk of inland flooding in England. The inquiry also took into account evidence received and questions raised during the coastal flooding inquiry.

Read our report, published in February 2021

Read the call for evidence for more information about this inquiry.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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Fourth Report - Flooding
Inquiry Flooding
Committees Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
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Response to this report
8th Special Report - Flooding: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2019–21
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8th Special Report - Flooding: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2019–21
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Oral evidence transcripts

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3 December 2020
Inquiry Flooding
Witnesses Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Ministry of Housing and Local Government, and Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Committees Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
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20 October 2020
Inquiry Flooding
Witnesses Water UK, National Farmers Union, and Blueprint for Water
Committees Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
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20 October 2020
Inquiry Flooding
Witnesses Committee on Climate Change, and National Infrastructure Commission
Committees Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
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Written evidence

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FLO0116 - Flooding
Witnesses Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Committees Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
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FLO0094 - Flooding
Witnesses www.FloodEye.uk
Committees Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
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FLO0098 - Flooding
Witnesses Dr Paola Sakai (UKRI Research and Innovation Fellow at Dr Paola Sakai)
Committees Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee
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Other publications

Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
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  • Address: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA