Flood Control: Cost Benefit Analysis
Commons · Question 108942 · Tabled 27 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Clive Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what comparative assessment her Department has made of the long-term costs of post-flood clean-up operations with the potential savings from investing in proactive flood prevention mea
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 3 Feb 2026
The Environment Agency is delivering the Government’s flood and coastal risk management (FCRM) Investment Programme. For every £1 spent in the Investment Programme improving protection from flooding and coastal erosion, around £8 of property damages is av...