Flood Control
(asked on 28th February 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to the Efficiency Review of 27 February 2017, what assessment she has made of the effect of the proposed six per cent budget savings on spending on flood defences.
This question was answered on 6th March 2017
Government is investing £2.5 billion over six years to better protect the country from flooding. This includes over 1,500 flood defence schemes, which will better protect more than 300,000 homes by 2021. The Efficiency Review will take a strategic look at how government delivers services across the whole public sector, seeking opportunities to make improvements and drive value for money. Defra, like all other departments, will now under take a process of assessing the scope for efficiencies across its portfolio.
Government is investing £2.5 billion over six years to better protect the country from flooding. This includes over 1,500 flood defence schemes, which will better protect more than 300,000 homes by 2021. The Efficiency Review will take a strategic look at how government delivers services across the whole public sector, seeking opportunities to make improvements and drive value for money. Defra, like all other departments, will now under take a process of assessing the scope for efficiencies across its portfolio.