Moved by
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
194AA: After Clause 91, insert the following new Clause—
“Flood risk report
(1) Within 6 months of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must lay before both Houses of Parliament a report on flood risk.
(2) The report under subsection (1) must contain—
(a) an assessment of the number of—
(i) people, and
(ii) households
currently at risk of flood,
(b) analysis of the expected impact of measures contained in this Act (including but not limited to those relating to planning) on flood risk, and
(c) proposals for further policy or legislation to mitigate or reverse flood risk.
(3) In preparing the report under subsection (1), the Secretary of State must seek advice from—
(a) the Committee on Climate Change,
(b) the Environment Agency, and
(c) any other persons the Secretary of State considers appropriate.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment would require the Secretary of State to publish a report on flood risk, with a particular focus on whether (and to what extent) measures in this Act will help to mitigate or reverse it.