| Heading: |
Flood Control: Finance |
| Question ID: |
1811262 |
| UIN: |
58860 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-10 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5310 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Mr Lee Dillon
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| Asking Member handle: |
LeeRJdillon
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@LeeRJdillon
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for flood defence protections. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-18 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4645 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Emma Hardy
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Emma Hardy
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| Answer text: |
We’re investing £2.65 billion over two years to March 2026 to maintain, repair, and build flood defences. We’re committing a further £4.2 billion over three years from April 2026, an increase of 5% per year, as announced at Spending Review 2025. We’re con... |
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| Answering body ID: |
13 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
| Tweeted: |
true |