The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Richard Benyon)
I responded to a written PQ from the hon. Member for Vale of Clwyd (Chris Ruane) on 20 May 2013 asking which coastal towns have benefited from flood defences under the coastal change pathfinders scheme, and how much has been spent on coastal defences in each such community since the termination of that scheme.
My response included a table detailing spend by authority. This table has now been updated by clarifying the figure given for Waveney district council.
Local Authority | Amount spent |
|---|---|
Chichester District Council | £450,000 |
Dorset County Council | £0 |
Sefton Metropolitan Council | £0 |
East Riding of Yorkshire Council | £1,200,000 |
East Sussex County Council | £294,997 |
Great Yarmouth Borough Council | £26,059,700 with £15,760,200 expected in 13/14 |
Somerset County Council | £0 |
Hampshire County Council | £254,000 |
South Hams District Council | £0 |
Hastings Borough Council | £115,625 |
Lincolnshire County Council | £14,111,100 with £7,720,000 expected in 13/14 |
Tendring District Council | £2,817,800 with £525,000 expected in 13/14 |
North Norfolk District Council | £410,500 with £3,100,000 expected in 13/14 |
Scarborough Borough Council | £1,000,000 |
Waveney District Council | £10,000 |
The total expenditure in Waveney was £10,000. I originally gave a figure of £101, which was the Environment Agency contribution to the project. The remainder of the funding came from their project partners. Our partnership funding approach clarifies what level of investment communities can expect so that they can secure funding from other sources to allow schemes to go ahead.
The funding was used as part of the Southwold Easton Bavents relocation project.