Question follow-through · 12093

Flood Control: Essex

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding she will make available for flood defences in each of the next five years for (a) Witham constituency and (b) Essex.

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
23 Jun 2026
Target answer date
25 Jun 2026
Answer
30 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 23 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what funding she will make available for flood defences in each of the next five years for (a) Witham constituency and (b) Essex.

  2. 25 Jun 2026

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  3. 30 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    This Government is investing at least £10.5 billion until 2036 to construct new flood schemes and repair existing defences, protecting communities from the devastating impacts of climate change. Through the largest flood programme in history, this record ...

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