Question follow-through · 37084
Flood Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to help protect communities that are vulnerable to flooding.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 10 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 18 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he has taken to help protect communities that are vulnerable to flooding.
12 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Mar 2025
Answer published
As part of the Government’s Plan for Change, a record £2.65 billion will be invested over two years in building, maintaining and repairing flood defences, better protecting 52,000 properties by March 2026. Around 1,000 projects will receive funding in 24/...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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28 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to improve biodiversity in coastal areas impacted by algae overgrowth.