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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much funding has been made available to local authorities to alleviate flood risk in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the cost to the public purse of the repair of flood damage has...
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much funding has been made available to local authorities to alleviate flood risk in the latest period for which figures are available; and what the cost to the public purse of the repair of flood damage has...
[holding answer 29 November 2012]: The information is as follows:
Funding to local authorities
The total funding made available to local authorities by DEFRA to alleviate flood risk in 2011-12 in England was £47.3 million and for 2012-13 the total was £57.1 million. DEFRA provides grant in aid funding to local authorities for flood and coastal risk management work and to support new roles and responsibilities under the Flood and Water Management Act (FWMA) 2010.
| £
million | |||
| Capital
Flood Defence grant in
aid | Funding
to support work required under the
FWMA | Total | |
| 2011-12 | 26.3 | 21 | 47.3 |
| 2012-13 | 21.1 | 36 | 57.1 |
| 2013-14 | 1— | 36 | — |
| 2014-15 | 1— | 36 | — |
| 1
Tba |
Capital grant allocations for 2013-14 are currently being determined and will be announced in February 2013.
In addition, local authorities receive funding to support their ongoing flood and coastal erosion risk management activities and costs via Formula Grant from the Department for Communities and Local Government.
Cost of flood damage
The Bellwin scheme provides emergency financial assistance to help local authorities meet uninsurable costs they incur when dealing with the aftermath of an emergency in their area. The amounts that have been paid in respect of the recent major flooding events are:
| £
million | |
| 2012 | 1— |
| Cumbria
2009
flood | 0.9 |
| September
2008 Floods in Morpeth, Shropshire and
Herefordshire | 1.3 |
| Summer
2007
floods | 19 |
| 1
Claims being
processed |
I shall write separately to the hon. Member on the payments made for flood incident damage prior to 2007.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of rural England is served by rural housing enablers funded by her Department.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proportion of rural England is served by rural housing enablers funded by her Department.