Written questions

Floods: Insurance

Commons · Question 3586 · Tabled 20 May 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 2 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential insurance implications of increased flood risk for households and businesses in Fylde constituency.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 2 Jun 2026

The Department recognises increasing flood risk can affect insurance availability and affordability, including in Fylde, and continues to engage with industry, including at an insurance roundtable last autumn. Flood Re, a joint Government-industry scheme ...