Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 103733

Agriculture: Flood Control

Tabled: 7 January 2026

Answered: 15 January 2026

Question

Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat — Westmorland and Lonsdale

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding farmers are offered for flood management.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle

The Government is funding environmental land management (ELM) schemes, which include measures to support farmers with managing flood risks or investing in natural flood management. The Government has committed to investing £11.8 billion in the farming bud...

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