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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assistance will be provided by her Department for the rebuilding of flood defences in Portsmouth South constituency.

Earlier this month Portsmouth City Council (PCC) submitted a business case to the Environment Agency for funding to replace and improve sea defences along the southern coastline of Portsea Island. The case is currently being reviewed by the Environment Agency.