Question follow-through · 12005

Flood Control: Hemsby

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to paragraph 3.82 of Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, if he will provide funding for flood defences in Hemsby.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
30 Oct 2024
Target answer date
4 Nov 2024
Answer
14 Nov 2024 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 30 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to paragraph 3.82 of Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, if he will provide funding for flood defences in Hemsby.

  2. 4 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Nov 2024

    Answer published

    To ensure we protect the country from the devastating impacts of flooding, we will invest £2.4 billion over the next two years to improve flood resilience, by maintaining, repairing and building flood defences. The list of projects to receive government f...

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