After particularly bad floods in the summer of 2007, Harriett started campaigns to build more flood defences in the West Worcestershire area.
Since 2010, seven new flood defence schemes have been built with the help of the Environment Agency. Those schemes are in Uckinghall, Pershore, Powick and Kempsey, with two schemes in Upton-upon-Severn. The seventh, a community-based scheme, is in Callow End.
Harriett continues to campaign for flood defence schemes at Severn Stoke and Tenbury Wells.
The Severn Stoke scheme is progressing well and has reached the planning permission stage.
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February 2024 Newsletter
In June 2020, Harriett led a debate in the House of Commons on the flood defences for Tenbury Wells.
Dame Harriett Baldwin leads an adjournment debate on flood defences in West Worcestershire calling on the Government to resolve outstanding issues and ensure that the Tenbury Wells and Severn Stoke flood defence schemes are finally completed.
Following the Ministerial statement on the impact of Storm Henk on communities across the UK, Harriett Baldwin calls on the Minister to work with the Environment Agency to ensure that the flood schemes for Severn Stoke and Tenbury Wells are quickly delivered.
