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Written question asked by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative) on Monday, 8 December 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 10 December 2008. It was answered by Huw Irranca-Davies (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 December 2008 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Flood Control: Databases

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will allow insurance companies and other interested parties access to the national coastal defence database.
Answer

The Environment agency has developed and now operates a National Flood and Coastal Defence Database (NFCDD).Insurers are not provided with direct access to extract data from the NFCDD and requests for data are considered on a case by case basis.NFCDD information is used to derive the Environment Agency's national flood risk assessment and other products which are made available to insurers.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
485 c560W; 242591
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Databases Flood control
Link
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