Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much the Environment Agency spent on flood defences in Cheadle constituency in the last Parliament.

The Environment Agency (EA) undertook the following activities in Cheadle constituency over the course of the last parliament:

• Maintenance of 7 debris screens in Cheadle and Gatley. The screens prevent debris from blocking culverts or damaging infrastructure.
• Weekly maintenance of the debris screens in winter.
• Refurbishments of Chorlton Drive and Daylesford Road debris screens.

o Major refurbishments of Abney Hall and debris screens on Heald Green Brook are planned.

• Debris walk throughs on Micker Brook, Gatley Brook, Bruntwood Hall Brook twice yearly and on Chorlton Brook and Heald Green yearly.
• Yearly grass and weed cuts on Gately Brook, Chorlton Brook and Bruntwood Hall Brook.
• Modelling to update flood risk mapping and flood warnings, covering Micker Brook and Chorlton Brook.
• Installation of gauge and flood warning area work for Micker Brook
• Initial appraisal work including of Micker Brook Flood Alleviation Scheme
• There are flood defences on sections of engineered high ground on Micker Brook near Councillor Lane, and the River Mersey near Manchester Road.

Many of these activities were undertaken across multiple constituencies, meaning that the cost of each cannot be solely attributed to Cheadle constituency. Consequently, the EA cannot provide an exact number spent on flood defences in Cheadle Constituency.