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<p> </p><p>We will be spending more than £3.2 billion over thecourse of this parliament
on flood and erosion risk management (between 2010/11 to 2014/15). Going forward,
we have also made an unprecedented long-term 6-year commitment to record levels of
capital investment in improving defences right up to 2021. By the end of the decade,
we will have provided a better level of protection to at least 465,000 households.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In response to the exceptional events of the winter, Defra
has made an extra £270 million available to repair, restore and maintain critical
defences. This new funding will help the Environment Agency ensure that the most important
defences are returned to, and maintained at, target condition as soon as possible.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We are also working to enable action by landowners, communities
and others to manage local flood risk, including through the River Maintenance Pilot
scheme.</p><p> </p>
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