Written questions

Flood Control: Finance

Commons · Question 82476 · Tabled 15 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 22 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when her Department plans to publish its final response to the consultation on the Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management funding formula.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 22 Oct 2025

On 14 October, following consultation, the Government announced major changes to its flood and coastal erosion funding policy. Under the new rules, projects will be prioritised by their benefit-to-cost ratios to drive value for money, with partnership con...