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

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the resilience of infrastructure and flood defences to recent and future flood events, and what plans they have to increase such resilience.

We inherited flood defences in the worst condition on record, putting lives and livelihoods at risk. We are investing a record £10.5 billion into our flood and coastal defences by 2035/36 to improve flood resilience and better protect nearly 900,000 properties. The Environment Agency has reprioritised £108 million into urgent maintenance, halting the decline of our assets.