To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what assessment she has made of the potential contribution of deforestation in India, Nepal and Bhutan to annual flooding in Sunamganj, Bangladesh.

The UK Government have not assessed the potential contribution of deforestation in South Asia to flooding in Sunamganj district. Specifically, however, we closely monitor Bangladesh's vulnerability to flooding and natural disasters and respond in areas of high vulnerability. In Sunamganj, UK support provided through the Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme will deliver embankments, canal excavation and village walls to protect communities from flooding. Across Bangladesh, DFID's climate change and disaster resilience programmes will provide 15 million people with access to early warning systems for floods and cyclones.