Oral QuestionDepartment of Health and Social Care

What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2019 in increasing the number of organs available for donation.

Tabled: 27 May 2021Answered: 8 June 2021

Asked by

Dan Jarvis

LabourBarnsley North

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Answer from Hansard

The Deputy Prime Minister

I am really sorry to hear the plight of Shropshire farmers. We inherited the flood defence programme in disrepair, and thanks to 14 years of mismanagement and failure, communities are unprotected and families and businesses are forced to pay the price. We launched a flood defence taskforce to turbocharge the delivery and co-ordination of flood defences, and we are investing £1.5 billion this year to scale up flooding national resilience. I will ensure that the hon. Lady gets a meeting with the Minister. [ Official Report , 21 November 2024; Vol. 757, c. 4WC.] (Correction)