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Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to expand the Flood Resilience Scheme to households which (a) have been affected outside named storms and (b) are at risk of flooding in the future.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
13 Jan 2025
Target answer date
15 Jan 2025
Answer
20 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he plans to expand the Flood Resilience Scheme to households which (a) have been affected outside named storms and (b) are at risk of flooding in the future.

  2. 15 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    To ensure we protect the country from the devastating impacts of flooding, we will invest £2.4 billion in 2024/25 and 2025/26 to improve flood resilience, by building, maintaining, and repairing flood defences. Included in this programme, the Environment ...

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