Written questions

Coastal Erosion and Flood Control: Finance

Commons · Question 6039 · Tabled 4 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 9 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to announce a further tranche of flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) funding.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 9 Oct 2024

Protecting communities around the country from flooding is one of the Department’s five core priorities. After 14 years of Conservative failure, flood defences have been left in critical condition leaving over 80,000 homes at risk of flooding. To respond ...