Oral QuestionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

What steps he has taken to help protect communities vulnerable to flooding.

Tabled: 1 May 2025Answered: 8 May 2025

Asked by

Mr Alex Barros-Curtis

LabourCardiff West

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)

After 14 years, the Conservatives left our flood defences in the worst condition on record. We are investing a record £2.65 billion in a thousand projects to better protect 52,000 properties by March 2026.