Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government – in the Senedd at 2:02 pm on 11 January 2017.
I thank you, Cabinet Secretary, for that response. As you know, in recent years many of my constituents have been catastrophically affected by flood events caused by severe weather, and many still remain at risk because of where they live. Therefore, the £33 million capital funding that has been allocated for flooding schemes, in addition to the £150 million innovative coastal risk management scheme, which is due to start next year, comes as very good news for those people indeed. It does demonstrate that the Welsh Government is serious, and also proactive, when it comes to protecting people’s homes and businesses from flooding, and that is critical as future severe weather events are predicted more frequently. Bearing this in mind, will the Welsh Government commit to supporting flood defence schemes, like it has in the past, in the future?