questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing investment in flood defence schemes.
answerText: The Government announced in March 2020 a record £5.2 billion investment over 6 years in flood and coastal erosion schemes across England, doubling the amount from the previous programme. The Government is also investing £200 million in the flood and coast...
heading: Flood Control: Finance