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Written question asked by Lord Dodds of Duncairn (Democratic Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 21 January 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 23 January 2015. It was answered by Danny Alexander (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 29 January 2015 on behalf of the Treasury.


Coastal Erosion

Question

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide additional resources to the devolved administrations to tackle coastal erosion.

Answer

The Government has prioritised flooding and coastal erosion risk management over the course of this Parliament, and announced at Spending Round 2013 that £2.3 billion will be invested in flood and coastal erosion defences in an unprecedented 6-year programme.

Coastal erosion is an area of devolved responsibility, and as such it is for the devolved administrations to allocate funds between services according to their own priorities. The Barnett Formula was applied to departmental settlements in the normal way at the Spending Round.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
221515
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Devolution Coastal erosion
Link
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