Flooding – DEFRA Statement

Robbie Moore, Floods Minister, has made a statement in the Commons on the renewed flooding in England following Storm Henk, noting that:

“Parts of the country had a month’s worth of rain in the first four days of January, and that rain fell on already saturated ground. Several of our biggest river systems—the Trent, Thames, Severn and Avon—saw record levels, or close to record levels …”

He stressed the protection given by recent flood defence works and the 2022 planning guidance on flood risk and coastal change.

Counties Eligible for Aid - In addition to the information in the CAAV webnote on the Flood Recovery Framework, he advised that the County Councils so far declared as eligible for aid under the Framework are:

• Gloucestershire
• Leicestershire
• Lincolnshire
• Nottinghamshire
• Warwickshire
• West Northamptonshire
• Wiltshire
• Worcestershire.

Others may qualify as the position becomes more clear.