Flood Control
Commons · Question 67512 · Tabled 14 Jul 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve flood defences in high-risk areas.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 22 Jul 2025
We inherited flood defences in their worst state on record - the condition of key flood defences in England was at the lowest it had been since the Financial Year 2009/10. Delivering on the Government’s Plan for Change, we’re investing a record £2.65 bill...