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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what remediation and flood prevention work his Department has carried out in (a) Worksop, (b) Retford and (c) the district of Bassetlaw in each of the last three years.

The Environment Agency are committed to better protecting Bassetlaw and the area remains a high priority for them.

Environment Agency representatives will be meeting with the MP on 19 January 2024 to discuss flooding in his constituency and community drop-in events for constituents in Retford and Worksop are being planned for February. Updates will be sent to the MP once venues and dates have been decided.

Worksop

Since 2021 The Environment Agency have spent a total of £468,000 in Worksop on remediation and flood prevention work.

£257,000 has been spent on routine & intermittent maintenance, consisting of grass cutting, weed cutting & spraying, maintenance of outfalls & penstocks, clearance of debris screens, tree and bush clearance and desilting at Ryton Place and Bracebridge to improve conveyance.

Between 2023-2027, there is no current planned investment in capital schemes in Worksop itself.

Retford

Since 2021 The Environment Agency have spent a total of £603,000 in Retford on remediation and flood prevention work.

£368,000 has been spent on routine & intermittent maintenance in Retford consisting of grass cutting, weed cutting & spraying, maintenance of outfalls & penstocks, clearance of debris screens, tree and bush clearance and Intermittent Works to improve Retford Beck Debris Screen.

Between 2023-2027, £3.2m of Government Investment is currently planned for Retford.

Bassetlaw

Since 2021 The Environment Agency have spent a total of £1.6m in Bassetlaw (including the above figures) not including the routine & intermittent maintenance figures above.

Between 2023-2027, £13m of Government Investment is planned to be invested in schemes in Bassetlaw.