Oral QuestionDepartment of Health and Social Care

“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”

Tabled: 7 July 2021Answered: 13 July 2021

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Answer from Hansard

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Emma Hardy)

The first duty of any Government is to protect our citizens, so we are investing a record £2.65 billion over two years in building, maintaining and upgrading flood defences, which will protect 66,500 properties across England.