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Flood Control: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Commons · Question 9551 · Tabled 16 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 21 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Patrick Spencer

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of increasing levels of funding to help (a) support residents who experienced flooding during Storm Babet in 2023 and (b) mitigate

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 21 Oct 2024

Following Storm Babet, the Flood Recovery Framework was activated by the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government. Alongside this, the Property Flood Resilience Grant Scheme was activated by Defra. A post activation review of the Flood Recov...