To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the take up is of the automatic flood warning system in (a) North Yorkshire, (b) South Yorkshire, (c) East Yorkshire and (d) England. (150822)

The Environment Agency reported that the take up for Floodline Warnings Direct in these areas is as follows:

North Yorkshire (excluding the City of York): 3,516 properties which is 29 per cent. of those offered Floodline Warnings Direct.

South Yorkshire: 1,653 properties which is 39 per cent. of those offered Floodline Warnings Direct.

East Yorkshire: 2,694 properties which is 45 per cent. of those offered Floodline Warnings Direct.

England: 250,606 properties which is 30 per cent. of those offered Floodline Warnings Direct.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what plans he has to review the flood warning system. (150823)

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State announced a Lessons Learned exercise on the summer flooding on 12 July. Any lessons about the operation of the operation of the flood warning system will be picked up as part of that exercise.

Under the Government's making space for water strategy for flood and coastal erosion risk management, the technical feasibility of extending warnings to include other types of flooding than from rivers or the sea is currently under study.