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Written questions by Spencer.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Patrick Spencer this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (135)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (43)Home Office (20)Department for Education (14)Department for Transport (12)Department of Health and Social Care (11)Treasury (8)Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (8)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (6)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (5)Department for Work and Pensions (3)Department for Business and Trade (2)Scotland Office (1)

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16 Oct 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
Asked

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.

Reply

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 workin...

16 Oct 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
Asked

Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to support for landowners to maintain stretches of waterways on their land to help mitigate future flooding risk.

Reply

All farmers and land managers are encouraged to manage the land in a way that supports and enhances the environment while reducing impacts on others, such as climate risks. Where there is a watercourse, riparian landowners are required under common law to...

16 Oct 2024·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·Answered
Asked

Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing levels of funding to help (a) support residents who experienced flooding during Storm Babet in 2023 and (b) mitigate

Reply

Following Storm Babet, the Flood Recovery Framework was activated by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government. Alongside this, the Property Flood Resilience Grant Scheme was activated by Defra. A post activation review of the Flood Recov...

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