Written question asked by Mary Creagh (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 December 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 December 2015. It was answered by Rory Stewart (Conservative) on Thursday, 17 December 2015 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Flood Control

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much of the £1.7 billion of capital spending on flood defences between 2010 and 2015 was disbursed in each of those years.

Answer

The following table sets out the capital spend on flood and coastal erosion risk management between 2010/11 and 2014/15.

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