Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 32283

Floods: Housing

Tabled: 21 February 2025
Answered: 3 March 2025

Question

Adam Dance

Liberal DemocratYeovil

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential risks of building on flood-prone land in (a) Somerset and (b) the South West.

Answer

Emma Hardy
As part of the Government’s Plan for Change, a record £2.65 billion will be invested over two years in better protecting 52,000 properties by March 2026. Around 1,000 projects will receive funding in 24/25 and 25/26. The Government has committed to ensure...

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