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Secretary of State Steve Reed held a meeting with Environment Agency Chief Executive Philip Duffy on Monday morning to discuss the response to the flooding and ongoing plans to protect communities. communities.

During the meeting, the Secretary of State was briefed on the latest situation on the ground, and the 24/7 response being led by the Environment Agency and the emergency services.  He also sought reassurance on the actions being taken to further protect communities in the coming days with river levels expected to rise in some places.

Together they also discussed how to bolster the response from the Environment Agency, emergency services and local authorities if required.  required.

Floods Minister Emma Hardy also visited Chippenham on Tuesday, to see first-hand the impact of recent flooding and to meet with Environment Agency staff and partners’ who are leading on the response. response.

The Government is working at pace to step up further preparations for this winter. They are investing £2.4 billion until March 2026 to improve flood resilience and better protect communities across the country.  country.

Lessons learned from these floods are being fed directly into into the new Floods Resilience Taskforce to to speed up the development of flood defences and bolster the nation’s resilience to extreme weather.   weather. 

The Taskforce brings together the Secretary of State and Floods Minister Emma Hardy with representatives from Defra, MHCLG, Home Office, Cabinet Office, the Environment Agency, the Met Office, Local Resilience Forums, Mayoral Offices, emergency responders and the National Farmers Union, among others.  others.

Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Steve Reed said:    

On Monday, I held a meeting with the Environment Agency and am receiving regular updates on the response to flooding in parts of the country.   country. 

My sympathies are with all of those who have been impacted by theStorm recent weather.Bert.

I want to express my heartfelt thanks for the outstanding work that the Environment Agency and emergency responders are doing to keep people safe.  safe.

I urge people to check their flood risk, sign up for flood warnings and follow the latest guidance from emergency responders.

Ben Lukey, Flood Duty Manager at the Environment Agency, said:    

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Environment Agency teams are out on the ground, taking action to reduce the impact of flooding and willsupporting support local authoritiesemergency inresponse their response.   partners. 

We urge people to stay away from swollen riversrivers, and urge people not to drive through flood water as just 30cm of flowing water is enough to move your car.   car.  Emergency services are evacuating people from Yarwell Mill Country Park Caravan site near Peterborough.  We urge people to follow their instructions.

People should check their flood risk, sign up for free flood warnings and keep up to date with the latest situation at by searching ‘check my flood risk’, and follow @EnvAgency on X for the latest flood updates.

Across the country, Environment Agency officers are working round the clock checking flood defences, clearing debris and erecting temporary barriers. OngoingMinor minor river flooding impacts are possible more widely across England, which may continue in places until Friday.  Saturday.

We continue to monitor forecasts and impacts on water levels across the country. We urge the public to check their flood risk, sign up for free flood warnings and to consider the weather before travelling.  travelling.

People can check their flood risk, sign up for free flood warnings and keep up to date with the latest situation, and follow @EnvAgency on X for the latest flood updates.