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Written question asked by Lord Patten (Conservative) on Monday, 24 November 2014, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 8 December 2014. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Monday, 12 January 2015 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.


Floods: Somerset

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many households that had to evacuate their homes on the Somerset levels because of flooding in the winter of 2013–14 have not been able to return.

Answer

My Department does not collect data on evacuation numbers.

However, I would point my noble Friend to the flood recovery progress report placed in the Library further to my Written Ministerial Statement of 27 November 2014, Official Report, Column WS51. It explains the broader challenges faced by a small number of properties with repairing major structural damage, asbestos and sewage contamination, over and above flooding.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3120
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Housing Floods Somerset
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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