Asked by: Calum Miller (Liberal Democrat - Bicester and Woodstock)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to allocate adequate resources to support households at risk of flooding in Bicester and Woodstock constituency.
Answered by Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This Government will invest £7.9 billion over the next ten years in the largest ever flood programme.
This will boost resilience and benefit 840,000 properties by 2035–36.
The programme will launch in April 2026 and I encourage all local areas to work with the Environment Agency to explore options for future flood schemes.
Asked by: Calum Miller (Liberal Democrat - Bicester and Woodstock)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that (a) environmental and (b) animal welfare standards are maintained in planning reforms.
Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 28 January 2025 to the hon Member for West Dorset, PQ 25127.
Asked by: Calum Miller (Liberal Democrat - Bicester and Woodstock)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when he plans to publish the National Land Use Strategy.
Answered by Mary Creagh - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Government plans to publish a 12-week consultation on land use shortly. The consultation will inform the publication of a Land Use Framework, planned for later in the year.