Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 103280

Flood Control

Tabled: 6 January 2026
Answered: 13 January 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to improve flood defences.

Answer

Emma Hardy
As part of the Government’s Plan for Change, we are investing £4.2 billion over three years (2026/27 to 2028/29) to construct new flood and coastal erosion schemes and maintain and repair existing defences across England. In our first year in Government, ...
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