Environment Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 4 July 2013.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what steps he plans to take to improve engagement between landowners and the Environment Agency in relation to flood defences.
The Environment Agency is working to improve its engagement with landowners and others. It will be publishing an improved flood asset maintenance protocol in the autumn, incorporating clear principles of engagement. Where the Environment Agency is considering changing its maintenance activities, it will hold discussions with landowners and other local interests about its plans. Such discussions will help to identify opportunities for landowners to undertake maintenance activities and how these can best be supported.
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