Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 81949

Flood Control: Finance

Tabled: 14 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025

Question

Jo Platt

Labour (Co-op)Leigh and Atherton

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the outcomes of her Department’s Flood Funding Reform consultation will be announced.

Answer

Emma Hardy
On 14 October, following consultation, the government announced major changes to its flood and coastal erosion funding policy. The new funding policy will optimise funding between building new flood projects and maintaining existing defences and will ensu...

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