§ Mrs. Curtis-ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many people live in areas with a high risk of flooding. [125577]
§ Mr. MorleyThere is no estimate for the number of people at high risk of flooding throughout the UK.
451WThe UK wide estimate, based on information currently available, is that there are about 2.1 million properties within flood plains. Of these approximately 1.8 million are in England and Wales and the majority of these are protected by flood defence structures.