Committees

Flood resilience in England

Inquiry

The Environmental Audit Committee is undertaking an inquiry on flood resilience in England, focusing on how flood resilience can be strengthened in response to increasing risks from extreme weather, rising sea levels, and evolving flood hazards.

Read the call for evidence for more information about this inquiry, and to find out how to submit written evidence through the Committee's online evidence submission portal.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Monday 13 January 2025.

Upcoming events

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Past events

Wednesday 9 July 2025
9:00am Private
9:30am Public
Flood resilience in England - Oral evidence 9 July 2025
9:30am
  • Philip Duffy (Chief Executive at Environment Agency)
10:30am
  • Emma Hardy MP (Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Water and Flooding) at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
  • Dr Sebastian Catovsky (Co-director, Floods and Water at Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 11 June 2025
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
Flood resilience in England - Oral evidence 11 June 2025
2:30pm
  • Emma Howard Boyd CBE (Chair, Steering Committee at Public First)
3:00pm
  • Jonathan Moxon (Flood Risk Manager at Leeds City Council)
  • Emma Brown (Manager of Strategic Partnerships at Yorkshire Water)
  • Matthew Shelton (Route Engineer at Network Rail)
3:45pm
  • Martin Lennon (Director of Policy at Flood Re)
  • Megan Dunford (Head of Large and Complex Property Claims at Zurich UK)
  • Mark Shepherd (Head of General Insurance Policy at The Association of British Insurers (ABI))
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Monday 19 May 2025
3:45pm Private
4:30pm Public
Flood resilience in England - Oral evidence 19 May 2025
4:30pm
  • Mary Long-Dhonau OBE (Property Flood Resilience Consultant at FloodMary.com)
  • Siobhan Connor (Chair at Shrewsbury Flood Action Group)
  • Graham French (Owner at Kingfisher Café)
5:30pm
  • Tracey Garrett (Chief Executive at National Flood Forum)
  • Ian Moodie (Technical Manager at Association of Drainage Authorities)
  • Julie Foley OBE (Director, Strategy and Adaptation at Environment Agency)
Room 8, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 12 February 2025
2:00pm Private
2:30pm Public
Flood resilience in England - Oral evidence 12 February 2025
2:30pm
  • Hannah Burgess (President at Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM))
  • Celia Davis (Senior Projects and Policy Manager at Town and Country Planning Association)
  • Rachel Hallos (Vice President at National Farmers' Union)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

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