Flood Control
Commons · Question 26678 · Tabled 27 Jan 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 3 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) promote and (b) fund nature-based solutions to reduce flooding risks along rivers.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 3 Feb 2025
Defra’s Environmental Land Management schemes will provide payments for managing land and water in a way that reduces flood risk. For example, the Sustainable Farming Incentive standards include actions to support waterbody buffering and soil health on fa...