Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether she has plans to compensate businesses that have experienced significant disruption to trading as a result of flooding.

The Business Recovery Grant (BRG), part of the Flooding Framework, provides up to £2500 per affected business premises to small and medium sized businesses in the immediate aftermath of flooding to help them get back on their feet.

This support was provided in October 2023 in response to Storm Babet and those affected by Storm Henk interested in the BRG should contact their Local Authority for details.

Businesses significantly affected by recent flooding could also be eligible for business rates relief via schemes delivered by DLUHC and via DEFRA schemes.