Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking to help urban areas adapt to (a) warmer summers and (b) flooding.

The Government has made clear in the National Planning Policy Framework that local planning authorities plans should take a proactive approach to mitigating and adapting to climate change, taking into account the long-term implications including for flood risk and the risk of overheating.