Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 67512
Flood Control
Tabled: 14 July 2025
Answered: 22 July 2025
Question
Matt Vickers
Conservative — Stockton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve flood defences in high-risk areas.
Answer
Emma HardyWe inherited flood defences in their worst state on record – the condition of key flood defences in England was at the lowest it had been since the Financial Year 2009/10. Delivering on the Government’s Plan for Change, we’re investing a record £2.65 bill...
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