Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 22296

Flood Control: Leicestershire

Tabled: 7 January 2025

Answered: 16 January 2025

Named Day

Question

Edward Argar

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what additional (a) funding and (b) support his Department has provided to (i) communities and (ii) local authorities in Leicestershire to help tackle the impact of recent flooding.

Answer

Emma Hardy

Protecting communities around the country from flooding is one of the Secretary of State’s five core priorities. To ensure we protect the country from the devastating impacts of flooding, the Government will invest £2.4 billion in 2024/25 and 2025/26 to i...

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