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<p>Each year the Environment Agency produces a <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fflood-and-coastal-risk-management-national-report&data=05%7C02%7CGovernment.Relations%40environment-agency.gov.uk%7C2256a17eb5a04b788b6008dc36b91309%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638445415707642818%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=37n49QRkr4XjoAJXPt9jx7te39VgdeQXW%2FWN8bQqR24%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">summary</a> of flood and coastal erosion risk management work carried
out by risk management authorities in England. This is required under Section 18 of
the Flood and Water Management Act 2010. When the current FCERM investment programme
ends, after March 2027, the Environment Agency will publish a report with a breakdown
of spending, similar to the report published in <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Fflood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-capital-investment-programme-headline-benefits%2Fflood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-assessment-of-benefit-of-the-2015-to-2021-capital-investment-programme%23%3A~%3Atext%3DBetween%25202015%2520and%25202021%2520government%2Cflood%2520and%2520coastal%2520erosion%2520risk.&data=05%7C02%7CGovernment.Relations%40environment-agency.gov.uk%7C2256a17eb5a04b788b6008dc36b91309%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638445415707653902%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=JdKi7%2BXB5v%2Fi7IjIyOGfrP8mNyLB8eKgZxpOrnfQzxQ%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">2022</a> after the 2015-2021 investment programme.</p><p> </p><p>We
are in the third year of the current 6-year £5.2 billion <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F1006447%2FFlood_coastal_erosion_investment_plan_2021.pdf&data=05%7C02%7CGovernment.Relations%40environment-agency.gov.uk%7C2256a17eb5a04b788b6008dc36b91309%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638445415707663718%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=emwQATH1yHNQ8Zgwtz%2FeEu6gegMAPdqpGKss6fPpFs8%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) investment programme.</a>
At the end of March 2023, the Environment Agency estimated that approximately £1.5
billion of this funding has been invested with over 200 flood risk schemes completed
and almost 60,000 properties better protected. Below is a breakdown of spending by
region for the current investment programme.</p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>ONS
Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021 to 2023 expenditure</strong> <strong>(£
millions) </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2021 to 2023 Properties better protected</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East
Midlands</p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>9,620</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>153</p></td><td><p>5,730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>67</p></td><td><p>9,730</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North
East</p></td><td><p>29</p></td><td><p>240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>203</p></td><td><p>6,570</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South
East</p></td><td><p>246</p></td><td><p>17,490</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>191</p></td><td><p>4,240</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West
Midlands</p></td><td><p>72</p></td><td><p>2,790</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire
& Humber</p></td><td><p>244</p></td><td><p>2,940</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Nationally
led projects</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,496</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>59,350</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The breakdown of the types of schemes delivered within
the first two years is as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Main Rivers/Sea</p></td><td><p>140</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Coastal
Erosion</p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Surface Water</p></td><td><p>66</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
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