Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 108942
Flood Control: Cost Benefit Analysis
Tabled: 27 January 2026
Answered: 3 February 2026
Question
Clive Jones
Liberal Democrat — Wokingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the long-term costs of post-flood clean-up operations with the potential savings from investing in proactive flood prevention mea
Answer
Emma HardyThe Environment Agency is delivering the Government’s flood and coastal risk management (FCRM) Investment Programme. For every £1 spent in the Investment Programme improving protection from flooding and coastal erosion, around £8 of property damages is av...
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