efra, environment, food and rural affairs committee, flooding
Evidence session on flooding held by EFRA Committee
27 August 2020
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee holds its second oral evidence session as part of its inquiry into flooding in England.
Purpose of the session
The session will explore the response to the winter floods, the impact of new Government policies on flooding and development, requirements around funding for flood risk management, the uptake of flood insurance and property-level resilience, and the involvement of communities in decision-making.
Witnesses
Tuesday 1 September 2020.
This session will be held virtually via Parliament TV.
At 2.30pm:
- Cllr David Renard, Chair, Environment, Economy, Housing & Transport Board, Local Government Association
- Innes Thomson, Chief Executive, Association of Drainage Authorities
After 3.30pm:
- Andy Bord, Chief Executive, Flood Re
- Paul Cobbing, Chief Executive, National Flood Forum
- Hugh Ellis, Policy Director, Town and Country Planning Association