Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 112921

Flood Control: Finance

Tabled: 11 February 2026

Answered: 25 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Gideon Amos

Liberal Democrat — Taunton and Wellington

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, to ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Environment Agency has made of the potential impact of the reformed flood funding rules annou

Answer

Emma Hardy

The Environment Agency is delivering the Government’s Flood and Coastal Risk Management (FCRM) Investment Programme of flood and coastal defences, investing £2.65 billion over 2024/5 and 2025/6 with a target of 52,000 properties better protected. A new th...

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