Agriculture: Floods
Commons · Question 118582 · Tabled 6 Mar 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 12 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Sarah Dyke
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of farmers having to store flood water on agricultural land on (a) feedstock, (b) grassland conditions, (c) crops and (d) food prod
Answer
Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 12 Mar 2026
This Government has allocated a record £11.8 billion to sustainable farming and food production over this parliament, including £5.9 billion for environmental farming schemes. The Government is focusing efforts on actions that have multiple benefits: for ...