Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 18713

Flood Control: Leicester

Tabled: 9 December 2024
Answered: 19 December 2024

Question

Shivani Raja

ConservativeLeicester East

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to (a) provide funding for flood defence infrastructure, (b) help tackle the impact of climate change and (c) otherwise mitigate flood risks in Leic

Answer

Emma Hardy
This Government is investing £2.4 billion over this year and next year to improve flood resilience by maintaining, repairing and building flood defences. Climate change projections are built into the design of new flood defences to make sure they are fit ...

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