Question reference: S6W-11137
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 23 September 2022
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Current status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 6 October 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government (a) what data it holds on the inspection of flood defences, (b) how many such inspections have taken place and (c) what the results and outcomes of these inspections have been, in each of the last three years, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold data on the inspection of flood defences. Local authorities, or other relevant asset owners, are responsible for the maintenance and inspection of flood defences.