Environment Agency welcomes government flood defence spending
Commenting on the government's Comprehensive Spending Review, Sir John Harman, Chairman of the Environment Agency, said "We welcome the increase in funding for flood risk management, as announced by the government today in its Comprehensive Spending Review - it is moving in the right direction
"We will never be able to protect everyone against all floods but we can progress now with confidence to deliver more schemes to protect people and property, and plan future schemes over the next three years.
"This welcome increase is an important step towards the long-term level of £1bn annual investment identified by the 'Foresight' study as being needed to stabilise flood risk in a changing climate."
