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Written question asked by Rosie Cooper (Labour) on Thursday, 13 April 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 April 2017 (named day). It was answered by Baroness Coffey (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 April 2017 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Flood Control: Lancashire

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much grant funding her Department awarded to (a) Lancashire County Council and (b) West Lancashire Borough Council after flooding incidents, by project, in each of the last five years.

Answer

A total of £76,322.70 was granted to properties and businesses in Lancashire flooded during the 2013/14 floods. None was paid to or distributed by Lancashire County Council or West Lancashire Borough Council. The table sets out which councils in the county did distribute funds and the total value per council.

Council

£

Fylde Borough Council

19,603.20

Wyre Borough Council

10,000.00

Lancaster City Council

17,212.50

Blackpool Council

26,757.00

South Ribble Borough Council

2,750.00


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
70667
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Flood control Expenditure Lancashire
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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