Commission Chair Sir John Armitt has written to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Rt Hon George Eustice MP, setting out the Commission’s views in response to to the government’s recently updated flooding and coastal erosion risk management strategy for England, launched on 14 July 2020.
Letter to Environment Secretary from Commission Chair: floods policy
A letter from the Chair responding to the government’s recently updated flooding and coastal erosion risk management strategy
Published: 11 Aug 2020
By: NIC
Tagged: Water & Floods
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