Winter Floods

Sarah Newton Excerpts

Thursday 6th February 2014 Commons Chamber

[Mr Pickles]

I am looking at the schemes here and it appears that my hon. Friend has been successful. Perhaps we could have a word afterwards.

[Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth) (Con)]

The statement today will be very reassuring to people in Cornwall. What assessment has the Secretary of State made about the money that Cornwall will get as a result of the welcome reform to the Bellwin scheme?

[Mr Pickles]

We will be talking carefully with local authorities about the level at which the new threshold should come in. Although we have not yet made an announcement, we are consulting informally. I can safely say that the sum will be an awful lot more than my hon. Friend would have got under the previous regime.