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Written question asked by Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Labour) on Tuesday, 8 December 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 December 2015. It was answered by Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 December 2015 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.


Flood Control: Expenditure

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much money has been spent on flood defences in each year from 2010.

Answer

The amount of capital investment on flood defences in each year from 2010 is shown below:


Financial year

Capital investment on flood defence excluding the exceptional funding provided as a result of the 2013/14 floods (£m)

Exceptional funding provided as a result of the 2013/14 floods (£m)

2010/11

364.9


2011/12

260.7


2012/13

269.1


2013/14

295.3

25.0

2014/15

353.3

125.0


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4341
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Flood control Expenditure
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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