Oral QuestionTreasury

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

Tabled: 31 August 2021Answered: 7 September 2021

Asked by

Peter Kyle

Labour — Hove and Portslade

Answering Minister

the Chancellor of the Exchequer

Answer from Hansard

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

As I may have already mentioned, we are putting in a record £2.65 billion investment to build, maintain and improve flood defences up and down the country, which shows this Government’s commitment to making sure that our communities and our farmland are protected from flooding.