Environment Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 20 December 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) homes and (b) businesses in Haltemprice and Howden constituency were at risk of flooding in each of the last five years.
The number of properties at risk of flooding is shown in the following table. The information is for properties that are at risk from an extreme event. An extreme event is classed as an event with a 0.1% chance of occurring in any one year. This dataset does not differentiate between residential homes and businesses.
Number of properties | |
2008 | 16,409 |
2009 | 16,883 |
2010 | 16,409 |
2011 | 16,079 |
2012 | 17,410 |
The changes between years can be attributed to refinements in the Environment Agency's understanding of risk and the techniques available to them to map risk. These factors have had an impact on the number of properties deemed to be at risk.
In 2012, approximately 36% of these properties are within areas benefiting from flood defences.
Yes10 people think so
No10 people think not
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