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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of preventative measures to tackle recurring flooding in South Somerset.

£2.65 billion is being invested by the Environment Agency over this year and next to help communities to adapt and build resilience to flooding, this includes building new, repairing and maintaining flood defences. Reoccurring flooding in South Somerset (including Sea and Dowlish Ford) was investigated in 2024 as part of a larger Initial Investigation. The investigation has recently been shared with Ilminster Town Council and the lead local flood authority, Somerset Council.