Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 97853

Flood Control

Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 11 December 2025

Question

Matt Vickers

ConservativeStockton West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to improve resilience to flooding in high-risk communities.

Answer

Emma Hardy
This Government is investing at least £10.5 billion until 2036 – the largest flood programme in history – a record investment that’s projected to better protect nearly 900,000 properties. We are already making a difference. We delivered 151 schemes in our...

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