Earlier this year, Sir Michael Pitt – who carried out an inquiry into the flooding that devastated large parts of Hull and the East Riding – told MPs during a parliamentary hearing he wanted the Cabinet Committee to be up and running "as soon as possible".
But it has emerged the committee has never been convened.
In response to a question by Beverley and Holderness MP Graham Stuart, Environment Secretary Hilary Benn said the Cabinet Committee will meet "when it needs to".
It is understood the Cabinet Committee will meet for the first time this summer.
But a spokesman for the Cabinet Office, which oversees the day-to-day running of Cabinet Committees, said they would not comment on such issues.
In February, Sir Michael Pitt, who would sit in on meetings, told MPs that he was "certainly looking forward to the first meeting".
He told members of the Commons environment select committee: "The important issue is the rate at which progress in general is being made."
Speaking during environment questions, Mr Stuart said: "One of the key recommendations of the Pitt review was the establishment of a Cabinet Committee to oversee flood prevention plans and strategies, yet we learned last month the committee has never even met.
"This does raise concerns about the Government's determination to learn the lessons of the 2007 floods.
"It's essential reassurance is given to the thousands of people whose lives were turned upside down by the floods and all that can be done is being done.
"Thousands of my constituents were driven from their homes. Many of them are traumatised every time they hear the sound of heavy rain.
"All they ask is their Government does everything possible to ensure such a catastrophe is less likely to happen again.
"Will the Minister confirm whether the committee has met and, if not, when it will do so? Why is the Government not acting with greater urgency and when will they take a grip of this issue?"
In response, Mr Benn said: "I want to update the House. Since the floods of 2007, we have completed 55 flood defence schemes that have protected 37,147 homes, which shows a Government who are getting on with it in order to protect people.
"I also informed the House the flood forecasting centre, one of the recommendations of Michael Pitt's report, has started operation, bringing together the Met Office and the Environment Agency.
"We are on track to publish the draft floods and water Bill in the spring. We have signed the first six contracts for surface water management plans with Hull, Gloucestershire, Leeds, Warrington, Richmond upon Thames and West Berkshire.
"We have had 100 applications for the household flood protection grant scheme.
"We have agreed three demonstration projects that will look at how land-management might be able to help us to manage flood risk.
"That record shows the Government taking the matter seriously, getting on and making things happen."
