Agriculture: Flood Control
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to ensure the Land Use Framework adequately supports farmers in managing flood risk on agricultural land.
Answered by Mary Creagh
The Land Use Framework supports a movement towards catchment scale prevention, rather than historic piecemeal and reactive approaches. This means that farmers will be rewarded for restoring rivers, peat and woodlands that hold water back in the right places.
The Framework included a commitment to publish more data so farmes can understand future climate impacts and adapt accordingly. Defra is investing a record £10.5 billion in flood protection until 2036, helping protect homes and farms. We have already provided £100 million for repairs to address weaknesses which had put farms and communities at greater risk.
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