Oral QuestionDepartment 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.