The Minister of State for Water and Flooding is a junior position in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the British government.

Responsibilities The Minister's responsibilities include:

floods and emergencies water clean air and noise environmental regulation (including chemicals, contaminated land and Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH)) pesticides Net Zero, climate change and adaptation domestic and international marine lead for Environment Agency lead for Consumer Council for Water

Ministers Name Portrait Term of office Party Prime MinisterMinister of State for Rural Affairs Alun Michael 11 June 2001 10 May 2005 Labour Tony BlairParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Biodiversity, Landscape and Rural Affairs Jim Knight 6 May 2005 5 May 2006 Labour Tony Blair Barry Gardiner 5 May 2006 28 June 2007 Labour Tony BlairParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Environment Joan Ruddock 2 July 2007 5 October 2008 Labour Gordon Brown Dan Norris 5 June 2009 11 May 2010 Labour Gordon BrownParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Natural Environment, Water and Rural Affairs Richard Benyon 6 June 2010 7 October 2013 Conservative David CameronParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Water, Forestry, Rural Affairs and Resource Management Dan Rogerson 7 October 2013 8 May 2015 Liberal Democrats David Cameron Rory Stewart 12 May 2015 13 July 2016 Conservative David CameronParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity The Lord Gardiner of Kimble 13 July 2016 10 May 2021 Conservative Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Rural Affairs, Access to Nature and Biosecurity The Lord Benyon 13 May 2021 20 September 2022 Conservative Boris JohnsonParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Growth and Rural Affairs Scott Mann 20 September 2022 28 October 2022 Conservative Liz TrussMinister of State for Biosecurity, Marine and Rural Affairs The Lord Benyon 30 October 2022 14 November 2023 Conservative Rishi SunakParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Water and Rural Growth Robbie Moore 14 November 2023 5 July 2024 Conservative Rishi SunakParliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Water and Flooding (July 2024–July 2026) Minister of State for Water and Flooding (July 2026–present)Emma Hardy9 July 2024IncumbentLabourKeir StarmerAndy Burnham

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