Written questions

Flood Control: Finance

Commons · Question 112873 · Tabled 11 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 24 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Helen Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when she will be providing guidance to local authorities on the floods funding criteria that will be in place for the 2026-27 financial year.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 24 Feb 2026

As part of the Environment Agency's wider programme of improvements to implement the new Defra flood funding policy, the Environment Agency will publish updated project funding guidance for practitioners before 1st April 2026.