Flood Control
Commons · Question 16851 · Tabled 28 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Joe Robertson
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if his Department will make an assessment of the potential (a) merits of establishing a Flood Defence Agency as a standalone arms-length body and (b) implications for (i) budget alloca
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 9 Dec 2024
Protecting communities from flooding is a key priority for this Government. Defra has recently established a Flood Resilience Taskforce which brings together local, regional and national government and organisations including from the voluntary and insura...