My hon. Friend raises an extremely important point. The standard that the Environment Agency currently uses is based on the best assessment that it can make, but he is right that the degree of protection that it offers will change as the climate changes and we have a better understanding of the greater risk that we face in the future. However, if I may, I will respond to him in a letter with some more detailed information.
Flooding (Cumbria)
Proceeding contribution from
Hilary Benn
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 23 November 2009.
It occurred during Ministerial statement on Flooding (Cumbria).
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