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 paragraph 3.25 of the Autumn Statement 2016, which flood defence schemes in Lancashire have been granted funding.

£20m was announced in the Autumn Statement for capital flood defences to better protect over 5,000 homes. The three schemes to receive this funding are in Yorkshire and Staffordshire.

£150m of funding was also announced to improve the resilience of roads and rail infrastructure in areas that experienced severe flooding last winter. The Department for Transport will announce further details of the investment in due course.