Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 12957
Floods: Rural Areas
Tabled: 6 November 2024
Answered: 14 November 2024
Question
James Cartlidge
Conservative — South Suffolk
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the formula used to allocate flood funding to rural areas.
Answer
Emma HardyDefra will consult in the new year on a new simpler and more flexible approach to floods investment that maximises value for the taxpayer and supports nature-based solutions. This will include a review of the floods funding formula.