Question follow-through · 40383
Flood Control: Dorset
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what role natural flood management solutions play in flood defence plans for (a) Bothenhampton, (b) Bridport, (c) Maiden Newton, (d) Ryme Intrinseca, (e) Yetminster and (f) Chilfrome.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 21 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 25 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 28 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what role natural flood management solutions play in flood defence plans for (a) Bothenhampton, (b) Bridport, (c) Maiden Newton, (d) Ryme Intrinseca, (e) Yetminster and (f) Chilfrome.
25 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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28 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
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