To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what recent representations he has received on the resilience procedures recommended in the Pitt Report on flooding; and if he will make a statement. (274614)

DEFRA Ministers and officials maintain regular contact with Regional Resilience teams in the Government offices on a range of issues concerning the recommendations set out in the Pitt report, in particular to maintain a dialogue on progress against the action plan that the Government have set out. This includes regular contact with Local Resilience Forums concerning multi-agency flood planning and preparedness.