Claim: Government investment in flood defences will be £2.3 billion in the next six years, higher than in previous parliaments.
Fact-check: Flood defences: what's happening to funding? - Full Fact
Verdict: over the next <i>five</i> years capital spending on flood defences will be £1.9 billion, which is a fairer way to compare spending with previous parliaments. either way, it's an above-inflation increase compared to the previous two parliaments.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Laura O'Brien
Date published: 2015-12-09T00:00:00