Written question asked by Mary Creagh (Labour) on Tuesday, 21 May 2013, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 June 2013. It was answered by Lord Benyon (Conservative) on Monday, 3 June 2013 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 with reference to the answer of 26 March 2013, Official Report, columns 1036-40W, on flood control, if he will publish by scheme a breakdown of relevant funding from (a) public sources including his Department and local authorities and (b) private sources.

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Answer

The table provided in my answer of 26 March 2013, Official Report, columns 1036-40W, details flood and coastal risk management schemes that are moving into construction in 2013-14. Of the total external contribution spend across these projects, the public contributions amount to approximately £53 million. Private contributions amount to approximately £13 million.

Unless specific permission is obtained from the organisations in question, the Government does not release the names of organisations or the details of specific contributions to individual flood and coastal erosion risk management schemes. In some cases, the Government would be in breach of confidentiality clauses if such information was disclosed.

Prior to partnership funding, income for schemes was not aggregated and therefore a breakdown of schemes is not held centrally.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 157333; 563 c790W
Session: 2013-14
Subjects: Finance Flood control
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk

Flood Control

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