2016 May 12

I am a member of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee (EFRA) and on the 12th May 2016 the Committee visited the Somerset Levels and Moors. At the roundtable we heard from members of the Environmental Agency, the wildlife and trust and other organisations. The residents who suffered under the floods were also present and made their concerns known that the communication between the environmental agency and what happened to the water on their land was not often clear. 18% of Somerset was under water.