Parliament of the United Kingdom

This note outlines issues relating to flood insurance within the United Kingdom (UK) and the establishment of the Flood Re (flood re-insurance scheme) scheme by the Water Act and subsequent regulations. In the context of increasing flood risk and the need

This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper provides an overview of national flood defence spending; how flood defence funding works; and who manages flood risk in England. This publication highlights that:

• Funding for flood defences has been the

This publication fleshes out the United Kingdom's government response to the winter floods 2015-16 and the support schemes for recovery announced. In addition, this document discusses review plans announced by the government:

• a National Flood

This briefing paper sets out the United Kingdom government's planning policy on flooding in England. The Government’s National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and the accompanying online Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) on Flood Risk and Coastal Change

This briefing note summarises how urban areas can be better managed to adapt to flood risk from rivers, surface water, sewers and ground water. The publication highlights the following points:

• Extreme rainfall events are predicted to become more

Between December 2015 and January 2016 storms Desmond, Eva and Frank caused flooding in the north of England and Wales and parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland. In January the Government of the United Kingdom launched a National Flood Resilience Review

This publication examines the progress being made on climate change adaptation in the United Kingdom. In the context of ever-increasing vulnerability of infrastructure and networks to extreme weather events, the document recommends the government to:

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In this report, the Science and Technology Committee of the United Kingdom Parliament examines what lessons have been drawn from the Ebola outbreak last year concerning the use of scientific advice in the UK for similar disease outbreak emergencies in