Flood Defences (Hansard, 2 May 2001)

§ Mr. Morley

The Environment Agency has provided the following information: 693W (a) local authorities who have so far indicated that they are unwilling or unable to inspect flood defences and critical watercourses. Local authorities not prepared to inspect defences

Bedford Borough Council
Forest Heath District Council
Haringey London Borough Council
North Hertfordshire District Council
Reading Borough Council
South Cambridgeshire District Council
South Oxfordshire District Council

Local authorities not prepared to inspect but have informed where defences are

Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council
Gedling Borough Council
Merton London Borough Council
Newark and Sherwood District Council
Oxford City Council
Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council
Rushcliffe Borough Council
Wandsworth London Borough Council
Woking Borough Council
Wokingham Council

Local authorities willing but unable¹

Alnwick District Council
Ashford Borough Council
Bath and North Somerset Council
Barnet London Borough Council
Basildon District Council
Baskingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Berwick upon Tweed Borough Council
Borough of Blyth Valley Council
Bournemouth Borough Council
Bracknell Forest Borough Council
Bromley London Borough Council
Bromsgrove District Council
Broxbourne District Council
Bury Borough Council
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Cannock Chase District Council
Canterbury City Council
Carrick District Council
Castle Morpeth Borough Council
Chester le Street District Council
Christchurch Borough Council
Coventry City Council
Crawley District Council
Croydon London Borough Council
Dacorum Borough Council
Dartford Borough Council
Derwentside District Council
Dover District Council
Dudley Metropolitan Council
Durham City Council
Easington District Council
East Dorset District Council

694W

East Hampshire District Council
East Hertfordshire District Council
East Northamptonshire District Council
Eastleigh Borough Council
Elmbridge Borough Council
Enfield London Borough Council
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
Greenwich London Borough Council
Hackney London Borough Council
Harlow District Council
Hart District Council
Hillingdon London Borough Council
Ipswich Borough Council
Kent County Council
Kerrier District Council
Kington upon Thames Royal Borough Council
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Lewisham London Borough Council
Maidstone Borough Council
Maldon District Council
Malvern District Council
Medway Council
Mendip District Council
Newcastle upon Tyne City Council
North Dorset District Council
North Norfolk District Council
North Shropshire District Council
North Somerset Council
Penwith District Council
Plymouth City Council
Poole Borough Council
Purbeck District Council
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
Richmondshire District Council
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Rushmoor Borough Council
Salisbury District Council
Sedgemoor District Council
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Sevenoaks District Council
Sheffield City Council
South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
Southend on Sea Borough Council
St. Albans District Council
St. Helens Borough Council
Stafford Borough Council
Stevenage Borough Council
Stoke on Trent City Council
Stratford on Avon District Council
Stroud District Council
Suffolk Coastal District Council
Sunderland City Council
Sutton London Borough Council
Swale Borough Council
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Tamworth Borough Council
Taunton Deane Borough Council
Telford and Wrekin Council
Test Valley Borough Council
Three Rivers District Council

695W

Tonbridge and Mailing Borough Council
Wakefield City Council
Waltham Forest London Borough Council
Wansbeck District Council
Watford Borough Council
West Berkshire Council
West Dorset District Council
West Somerset District Council
West Wiltshire District Council
Weymouth and Portland Borough Council
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Wrexham Borough Council
Wyre Forest District Council

¹Have identified where defences are and some are actively seeking resources to carry out inspections (b) local authorities who have so far foiled to respond to the Environment Agency's inquiries regarding these inspections:

Breckland District Council
Castle Point Borough Council
Ealing London Borough Council
East Cambridgeshire District Council
East Lindsey District Council
Fenland District Council
Huntingdonshire District Council
King's Lynn and West Norfolk District Council
Lambeth London Borough Council
Milton Keynes District Council
North East Lincolnshire Council
Norwich City Council
Shepway District Council
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council.