Planning (Flooding) Bill
Commons · Question 81537 · Tabled 13 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Blake Stephenson
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Planning (Flooding) Bill on the risk of flooding in (a) England and (b) Wales.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 21 Oct 2025
Protecting communities around the country from flooding is a priority for Government. That is why the Government is making a record £10.5 billion investment, delivering the largest flood and coastal investment programme in history. Flood risk management i...