Flood Control: Lancashire
(asked on 13th March 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department estimates will be spent on flood prevention in Lancashire over the next five years.
The Government plans to invest £101.05 million to deliver flood and coastal risk management schemes in Lancashire over the next five years.
The table below indicates the Environment Agency’s estimates for planned investments on such schemes in Lancashire for each of the five years. These figures include the Whalley and Billington Surface Water Improvement Scheme.
| Government Flood Defence Grant in Aid (£) | All sources of partnership funding contributions, excluding Local Levy (£) | Total (£) |
2016/17 | 41,461,210 | 425,000 | 41,886,210 |
2017/18 | 33,804,373 | 205,000 | 34,009,373 |
2018/19 | 10,325,608 | 65,000 | 10,390,608 |
2019/20 | 7,129,560 | 50,000 | 7,179,560 |
2020/21 | 8,333,116 | 0 | 8,333,116 |
The Anchorsholme Coast ProtectionScheme is nearing completion and the Rossall Coastal Defence Improvement Scheme, Wyre Dune and Beach Management Scheme, Morecambe Wave Reflection Wall, Fairhaven and Church Scar Coast Protection Scheme have started or will commence construction shortly. The Government will invest around £77 million on these schemes, better protecting 24,700 homes from flooding in Lancashire.
The Environment Agency is currently working with partners in planning a major flood risk management scheme in Preston and South Ribble, which will reduce the risk of flooding from the river Ribble and the sea to at least 2,000 homes. This scheme is expected to start construction in 2020.