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Written question asked by Parmjit Dhanda (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 December 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 January 2010. It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 January 2010 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.

Floods: Gloucestershire

Question
(4) what resources his Department has co-ordinated across Government to support flood recovery in Gloucestershire since the 2007 floods.
Answer

Following the flooding of summer 2007, Government made available a comprehensive package of support for those communities most badly affected. This included Flood Recovery Grant, funding from the Bellwin Scheme, the Restoration Fund and funding for council tax relief, all of which were administered by Communities and Local Government (CLG). The Department for Children Schools and Families (DCSF) provided funding for schools and children's services and the Department of Transport (DFT) provided funding for repairs to highways and transport infrastructure. Details of the support given to local authorities within Gloucestershire are shown in the following table.The total package of support to all local authorities in Gloucestershire was £29,137,517.

Local authority Support Amount(£)
Cheltenham borough council Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) 646,500
Bellwin Scheme (CLG) 48,361
Restoration Fund (CLG) 1,774,306
Council Tax Funding (CLG) 2,611
Sum of total funding 2,471,778
Cotswold district council Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) 663,500
Bellwin Scheme (CLG) 87,432
Restoration Fund (CLG) 330,316
Council Tax Funding (CLG) 21,722
Sum of total funding 1,102,970
Forest of Dean district council Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) 23,000
Restoration Fund (CLG) 13,324
Council Tax Funding (CLG) 2,728
Sum of total funding 39,052
Gloucester city council Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) 696,500
Bellwin Scheme (GLG) 189,361
Restoration Fund (CLG) 191,016
Council Tax Funding (CLG) 10,209
Sum of total funding 1,087,086
Gloucestershire police authority Bellwin Scheme (CLG) 955,420
Restoration Fund (CLG) 60,639
Sum of total funding 1,016,059
Stroud district council Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) 60,000
Bellwin Scheme (CLG) 8,673
Sum of total funding 68,673
Tewkesbury borough council Flood Recovery Grant (CLG) 673,500
Bellwin Scheme (CLG) 351,073
Restoration Fund (CLG) 216,919
Council Tax Funding (CLG) 233,000
Sum of total funding 1,474,492
Gloucestershire county council Funding from DCSF 1,007,900
Funding from DFT 16,548,000
Bellwin Scheme (CLG) 2,807,644
Restoration Fund (CLG) 1,513,863
Sum of total funding 21,877,407

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
503 c367-8W; 308137
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Floods Gloucestershire
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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