Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 80484
Floods: Insurance
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 15 October 2025
Named DayQuestion
Gideon Amos
Liberal Democrat — Taunton and Wellington
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate his Department has made of the number of residential properties built after 1 January 2009 in designated flood risk areas that are ineligible for support under the Flood
Answer
Emma HardyFlood Re does not apply to homes built after 2009, as that would be inconsistent with current planning policy. Planning policy is clear that inappropriate development in floodplains should be avoided. Where development is necessary in a flood risk area, i...
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