Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 81537

Planning (Flooding) Bill

Tabled: 13 October 2025
Answered: 21 October 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

ConservativeMid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Planning (Flooding) Bill on the risk of flooding in (a) England and (b) Wales.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Protecting communities around the country from flooding is a priority for Government. That is why the Government is making a record £10.5 billion investment, delivering the largest flood and coastal investment programme in history. Flood risk management i...

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