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Flood Control: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Asked by Patrick SpencerConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 23 October 2024UIN 9550

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with Suffolk County Council on the costs of implementing section 19 actions in Central Suffolk and North Ipswich constituency.

Answered by Emma Hardy

S19 recommendations are far reaching and span across several organisations. If all recommendations were to be implemented the cost in central Suffolk and North Ipswich would be in the tens of millions. Efficiency is gained through close partnership working, for example between Suffolk County Council (SCC) and the Environment Agency (EA). The EA has been working closely with SCC and will continue to work together for the communities impacted.

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