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Lord Katz (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 19 March 2026

Debate

Flood Detection and Prevention: Technological Assistance

Contribution

The noble Lord is right to quote what we said in our funding strategy from last autumn to assist with flood prevention. To be clear, the new funding policy is designed expressly to unlock additional investment from public, private and charitable sources. The new rules simplify eligibility and prioritisation, so that more projects can attract external contributions. We are expanding opportunities for natural flood management and sustainable drainage systems, in which private and charitable contributions are already established, and the EA is working closely with local partners. However, it would be remiss of me not to mention at this point that, on Tuesday, the Environment Agency announced a record-breaking £10.5 billion for flood defences over the next decade. It is important that we combine that heavy lifting from government investment with investment from other sources.

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