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Flood Control: Dorset

Commons · Question 40381 · Tabled 21 Mar 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 28 Mar 2025

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Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding he has allocated for flood defence improvements in (a) Bothenhampton, (b) Bridport, (c) Maiden Newton, (d) Ryme Intrinseca, (e) Yetminster and (f) Chilfrome over the next

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 28 Mar 2025

As part of the Government’s Plan for Change, a record £2.65 billion will be invested over two years in building, maintaining and repairing flood defences, better protecting 52,000 properties by March 2026. Around 1,000 projects will receive funding in 24/...