Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 87331

Flood Control

Tabled: 3 November 2025
Answered: 6 November 2025

Question

Neil Coyle

LabourBermondsey and Old Southwark

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to increase flood resilience in (a) Bermondsey and Old Southwark constituency and (b) other flood-prone areas.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Government, through the Environment Agency (EA), is investing £2.65 billion between 2024/25 and 2025/26 to build and maintain flood and coastal defences, better protecting around 52,000 properties from flooding. The Thames Barrier and tidal wall defen...

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