Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 56577

Flood Control: Finance

Tabled: 2 June 2025
Answered: 10 June 2025

Question

Jack Rankin

ConservativeWindsor

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Government’s housebuilding target on funding for flood defences after 2026.

Answer

Emma Hardy
We are investing a record £2.65 billion over two years to March 2026. We’ll maintain the highest levels of flood protection, taking decisive action to fix our broken planning system and deliver 1.5 million homes through our Plan for Change. Funding decisi...

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