Oral Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 30 January 2025Answered: 6 February 2025
Asked by
Jacob Collier
Labour — Burton and Uttoxeter
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answer from Hansard
Emma Hardy
I thank my hon. Friend, who is right to highlight how the previous flooding formula discriminated against rural communities because it was based purely on the number of properties protected, not on creating the right solution in the right area. That is exactly why we wish to reform the formula, and we will be announcing a consultation very shortly.