Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 120486
Flood Control: Expenditure
Tabled: 12 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Robbie Moore
Conservative — Keighley 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 HardyOn 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...
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