§ Mrs. BrintonTo ask the Ministers of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if information on design flood levels is required to be made freely available to design professionals by the responsible authority. [7248]
§ Mr. MorleyThe Environment Agency collects information on the risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. I am advised that readily available information on design flood levels can be obtained from the relevant Region of620W the Agency. Internal Drainage Boards may hold similar information about their districts and I would expect this to be made available on request.
§ Mrs. BrintonTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food which authority is responsible for confirming design flood levels, particularly flood levels in East Anglia. [7247]
§ Mr. MorleyThe Environment Agency (and in areas where they exist, Internal Drainage Boards) provide advice to local planning authorities on risks of flooding from rivers or the sea when they are consulted in connection with development plans or planning applications. They also determine the design flood levels for new and improvement flood defence works that they are themselves empowered to construct on rivers or on the coast.