Flood Control: Finance
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when his Department plans to publish a consultation on the funding formula for flood defences.
Answered by Emma Hardy
The Government launched a consultation on 3 June on proposals to reform the way we fund flood and coastal defences. Our proposals will help ensure funding is distributed more effectively across the country – protecting properties across all communities including in rural, coastal and poorer areas.
The consultation also includes a call for evidence on alternative sources of funding to enable Government funding to go further and opportunities for English devolution to support flood risk management.
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