Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 88222

Environment Agency: Finance

Tabled: 5 November 2025

Answered: 17 November 2025

Named Day

Question

Tim Farron

Liberal Democrat — Westmorland and Lonsdale

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding the Environment Agency received in each of the last five years.

Answer

Emma Hardy

The EA’s total budget for 2025/26 is £2,274 million. This is an increase of £188 million compared with its £2,086 million budget in 2024/25. YearTotal budget2025/26£2,274m2024/25£2,086m2023/24£1,961m2022/23£1,704m2021/22£1,627m