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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the implications for its polices of (a) the recommendations related to the restoration of the River Trent in Nottinghamshire and (b) the other recommendations in The Wildlife Trusts' report entitled Rivers 2040; and what steps her Department is taking to support investment in nature-based solutions to improve water quality, restore habitats and reduce flood risk.

The Government is committed to greater use of nature-based solutions, recognising their wide range of benefits. This includes investing at least £300 million in natural flood management by 2036. New regional water councils will help shape and develop opportunities for local partnership working and investment at scale, including in Nottinghamshire.