Oral Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
“What steps he has taken to help protect communities that are vulnerable to flooding.”
Tabled: 13 March 2025Answered: 20 March 2025
Asked by
Jo Platt
Labour (Co-op) — Leigh and Atherton
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Emma Hardy)
Repairing and rebuilding our flood defences is a priority for this Labour Government, and we are investing at a record level to improve flood resilience, better protecting 52,000 properties by this time next year.