Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 120486

Flood Control: Expenditure

Tabled: 12 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Robbie Moore

ConservativeKeighley and Ilkley

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department has spent on flood defence investment in each year since 2021; what proportion of that annual spending was allocated to (a) Environment Agency capital schemes a

Answer

Emma Hardy
On March 17th, Minister Hardy announced that this Government is investing £1.4 billion into flood risk management in England in 2026/27. Flood defence investment allocations for schemes benefitting are published on gov.uk here: Programme of flood and coas...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 120486) →