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Winter weather: UK government response

The United Kingdom has one of the most capable forecasting and warning systems in the world but extreme weather events can still cause disruption over winter.

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Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021), Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Department for Transport, Met Office, Highways Agency and Environment Agency
Published
26 November 2014
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Medmerry flood defence, winner of the 2014 Prime Minister's Better Public Buildings Award

Medmerry flood defence project includes 4 miles of new sea walls to reduce flood risk for hundreds of local properties.

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Latest news

£2.3 billion of investment in flood defences were set out today (2 Dec) in the National Infrastructure Plan 2014.

Flooding

Last winter, existing flood defences protected around 1.4 million properties and more than 2,500 square kilometres of farmland from flooding.

Power cuts

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Travel

Since last winter, the government and transport owners and operators have acted to further improve the resilience of our transport infrastructure and its operations. This section also contains links to travel updates, to guidance on driving in severe weather conditions and actions to take ahead of winter travel.

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Weather

Up-to-date advice on weather in your area and severe weather warnings are provided by the Met Office.

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Published 26 November 2014

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