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Flood Control: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Environment Agency's National Assessment of Flood Risk, published in December 2024, whether he plans to request an 88% increase in the budget for flood defences f

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
23 Jan 2025
Target answer date
27 Jan 2025
Answer
31 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Environment Agency's National Assessment of Flood Risk, published in December 2024, whether he plans to request an 88% increase in the budget for flood defences f

  2. 27 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 31 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Environment Agency’s (EA) National Assessment of Flood risk report is not directly comparable with previous assessments due to improvements in modelling. Protecting communities around the country from flooding is one of the Secretary of State’s five c...

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Flood Control: Expenditure

20 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will break down the total £4.2 billion to flood defence spending in the Spending Review 2025 into capital and resource spending.

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Agriculture: Subsidies

2 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to extend the Fruit and Vegetable Growers Scheme beyond December 31st 2025.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

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3 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, further to her answer to Q92990 if she can break down the annual expenditure and the total £4.2 billion into capital and revenue.

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Flood Control: Finance

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Agriculture: National Landscapes

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