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Flood Control: Finance

Asked by Dame Harriett BaldwinConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 31 January 2025UIN 25998

The question

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 for the Comprehensive Spending Review.

Answered by Emma Hardy

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 core priorities. This Government will invest £2.4 billion in 2024/25 and 2025/26 to improve flood resilience by maintaining, repairing and building flood defences.

Longer term funding decisions will be made at the next Spending Review.

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