At Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs Questions Martin asked Environment Minister, Dan Rogerson whether the Government had completed an assessment of the Environment Agency's report into the flood defences on the South Bank of the Humber.
Martin said:
"Have Ministers been able to complete an assessment of the Environment Agency’s proposals to strengthen flood defences to protect the port of Immingham and the villages of New Holland and Barrow Haven, on the south bank of the Humber, following the December tidal surge? When will they be able to make an announcement?"
The Minister responded by stating that the Government will indeed be taking advice from the Environment Agency when producing plans to better protect the area.
The Minister said:
"As the hon. Gentleman knows, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State visited the area with him during the flooding. Obviously, we will take advice from the Environment Agency and all the local bodies involved when coming up with plans to protect the area better. The Department for Transport will be included in that, given all the work it will be doing around the port of Immingham."