A question on #FloodControl tabled by Blake Stephenson on 13-03-2025 has been answered by Matthew Pennycook.

Heading: Flood Control
Question ID: 1784511
UIN: 38201
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-03-13
Asking Member ID: 5100
Asking Member display name: Blake Stephenson
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Blake Stephenson
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to require developers to complete flood defences committed to at planning stage in areas at risk of flooding within a mandated time period.
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Date answered: 2025-03-21
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4520
Answering Member display name: Matthew Pennycook
Answering Member handle: mtpennycook
Answering Member Twitter reference: @mtpennycook
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Answer text: Local planning authorities are responsible for ensuring compliance with planning permissions and conditions, including monitoring and taking enforcement action if necessary. National planning guidance makes clear that where flood risk management infrastru...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tweeted: true