Policy Connect and the Westminster Sustainable Business Forum are launching the fourth Bricks and Water report - 'Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Policy for a New Government'. 

The winter of 2023/24 brought the highest number of named storms since records began and the economic cost of Storm Babet alone is estimated at between £450 and £650 million. Across the country, the Environment Agency estimates that around 6.3 million properties are at risk of flooding, along with a significant proportion of England’s road, rail, and utility infrastructure.

The Westminster Sustainable Business Forum's latest Bricks and Water report seeks to explore the challenges associated with flood risk and coastal erosion risk management in England, and makes recommendations to the new Government.

Chair

• Baroness McIntosh of Pickering, House of Lords

Opinions from Parliament

• Lee Pitcher MP
• Blake Stephenson MP
• Robbie Moore MP (invited)

Panelists

• Julie Foley, Director of Flood Risk Strategy & National Adaptation, Environment Agency
• Gareth Boyd, CEO, Watertight International
• Neil Hoskins, Head of Highways and Coastal, Southend on Sea City Council
• Jason Storah, CEO, Aviva General Insurance
• Rob Allen, Senior Policy and Research Manager, Policy Connect

The launch event is sponsored by Aviva. The inquiry was kindly sponsored by Resilico, Watertight International, Southend on Sea City Council, and Queen Mary University of London.

For more information on the Bricks and Water inquiry or report launch, please contact Rob Allen (robert.allen [at] policyconnect.org.uk).