Oral QuestionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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

Tabled: 29 January 2026Answered: 5 February 2026

Asked by

Patrick Hurley

LabourSouthport

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)

I want to begin by sending my deepest sympathy to everybody impacted by recent flooding; having your home or business flooded is devastating. I pay tribute to the emergency services, the Environment Agency and the communities and volunteers who have stepped up to keep people and communities safe. The latest intelligence I have is that the weather warning remains yellow across much of the south-west. We will keep a close eye on that today.