Floods: West Midlands
Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Written answers and statements, 4 November 2009
Bill Wiggin (Whip, Whips; Leominster, Conservative)
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what further steps the Government plans to take to prevent flooding in the West Midlands.
Huw Irranca-Davies (Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Marine and Natural Environment), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Ogmore, Labour)
The Environment Agency has identified projects to reduce the risk of flooding to 11,109 houses in the West Midlands between 2010 and 2020. Investment will continue to improve flood modelling, mapping, forecasting and warning. The development and testing of flood response plans will also continue in partnership with local authorities and emergency services.
The following table shows the planned expenditure on flood risk management:
| Major planned future expenditure (new defences) West Midlands | ||
| Delivery period | Location | Planned expenditure (£) |
| 2012-15 | Barton, Staffordshire | 1,000,000 |
| 2011-13 | Sparkhill, Birmingham | 1,500,000 |
| 2013-15 | Shipston upon Stour | 1,500,000 |
| 2012 (onward) | River Tame Birmingham | 50,000,000 |
| 2012-15 | Hob Nail Brook, West Bromwich | 1,500,000 |
| 2013-15 | Castle Vale, Birmingham | 2,400,000 |
| 2015-18 | Snitterfield (near Coventry) | 1,500,000 |
| 2013-15 | Wolverhampton Culvert | 2,000,000 |
| 2010-11 | Upton on Severn | 2,000,000 |
| 2010-11 | Horsbere Brook, Gloucester | 1,500,000 |
| 2010-12 | Badsey Brook, Worcester | 1,000,000 |
| 2012-15 | Sandyford Brook, Stafford | 4,500,000 |