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I have received an update from the Environment Agency on the River Thames Scheme.
As a nationally significant infrastructure project, the Scheme must secure the necessary approvals through a Development Consent Order. It is therefore deeply disappointing that progress has paused during preparation of the DCO application.
Concerningly, the Scheme appears to be caught in a bureaucratic cycle, with further updates required to comply with DEFRAβs new partnership funding policy. The revised submission is now expected before Summer 2026.
I will continue to press for the River Thames Scheme to resume at the earliest possible point to ensure we have the best defences possible.
