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Written question asked by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 November 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 6 December 2016. It was answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Conservative) on Tuesday, 6 December 2016 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.


Floods

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth on 3 November (HL2670), what arrangements are in place to monitor how the 90 per cent funding for flood relief allocated to local authorities is being spent; and what proportions have been allocated to businesses and individuals.

Answer

Local authorities report their spend on flood recovery every fortnight. At the end of October, 40 per cent of grants available under the Communities and Business Recovery Scheme had been allocated to households and communities, and 60 per cent to businesses. This excludes grants of up to £5,000 being made available to both commercial and residential properties under the Property Level Resilience Scheme.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL3428
Session
2016-17
Related items
Floods
Thursday, 3 November 2016
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Compensation Infrastructure Floods Local government finance Repairs and maintenance
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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