Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to help protect people in Stockport from regular flooding.

Overall, this Government will invest more than £10.5 billion in flood defences by 2036, boosting our resilience to flooding and protecting communities across the country from the devastating impacts of climate change.

Recent community drop‑in sessions following the 2025 flooding have helped increase the resilience of communities in Stockport and their ability to respond quickly and effectively during flood events; such as the engagement with the Meadow Mill development.

The Environment Agency (EA) has worked with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service and Stockport Council, on a joint awareness campaign to increase flood warning uptake in areas with historically low registration. The EA are also working with other partners as part of implementing the Greater Manchester Integrated Water Management Plan.