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Debate between Lord Benyon and Lord Watts(13 years, 5 months ago)
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Richard Benyon
I can assure the hon. Gentleman that proposals under the payment-for-outcomes scheme, on which we are consulting, will make things easier for communities that have traditionally missed out on flood funding, such as those he describes in rural areas, and that funding allocation will be clear. I shall just correct him, however. On a direct comparison of funding, we are spending approximately 8% less than the previous Government over the same period. One year ago, his party announced 50% capital cuts, and if he were sitting on the Government Benches and intending to favour flood funding, he would have to explain where else he was going to make cuts.
Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North) (Lab)
12. What recent representations she has received on the sale of land managed by the Forestry Commission in England.