Agriculture: Flood Control
Commons · Question 118583 · 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, if she will conduct an assessment of the value of agricultural land when making decisions to invest in flood defences being based on the value of the asset needing protection.
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 12 Mar 2026
On 14 October, following consultation, the Government announced major changes to its flood and coastal erosion funding policy. The new rules will optimise funding between building new flood projects and maintaining existing defences and ensure that depriv...