Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 103731
Agriculture: Floods
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 assessment she has made of the flooding risk to farms; and what percentage of farms are at high flood risk.
Answer
Dame Angela EagleOur new national flood risk assessment (NaFRA) shows that of the 85,000 square kilometres of agricultural land in England, over 11,000 square kilometres is in areas at risk of flooding from rivers and sea.