Written questions

Floods: Insurance

Commons · Question 72999 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what insurance support is available for homeowners whose properties were built after 2009.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 8 Sep 2025

Planning policy is clear that that inappropriate development in floodplains should be avoided. Where development is necessary in a flood risk area, it should be made flood resistant, resilient and safe for their lifetime, without increasing flood risk els...