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169823

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Flood Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of the total funding for flood protection has been provided through (a) her Department's standard partnership funding framework, (b) private sector contributions and (c) other public sector contributions.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	218345
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>Partnership Funding is on track to bring up to £140 million in external funding over the four years to 2015, compared with £13 million during the previous four years. This is in addition to the £3.2 billion we have invested in Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management over this parliament.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>According to an independent evaluation, 25% of contributions to schemes came from the private sector; the remainder from local authorities and other public bodies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 16/12/2014 13:39:09 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

169824

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Flood Control
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding for flood protection is planned to be raised through a standard partnership funding framework in each year between 2015-16 and 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
	tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
	uin	218346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Environment Agency expects to attract contributions from other sources of over £600 million, but the exact timing and amount depends on local choices. We are on course to bring in up to £140 million in external funding over the four years to 2015.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Contributions can come from national, local, private or public sources. They supplement our national budget, meaning more can be done to reduce the risks of flooding and coastal erosion across the country.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Partnership funding encourages contributions from those who benefit from reduced risk. Government has introduced a tax deduction for businesses contributing to schemes, encouraging the private sector to contribute to local schemes.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Cornwall answering member printed Dan Rogerson question first answered 16/12/2014 16:45:25 answering member 1504 label Biography information for Dan Rogerson
	tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

167238

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Flood Control
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the timescale for planned flood defence infrastructure improvement works.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL3339
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Environment Agency manages a rolling programme of flood and coastal erosion risk management improvement projects.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>More than 1,400 schemes announced on 2 December are scheduled to enter the development or construction programme between April 2015 and March 2021.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Details of the expected construction start dates for each of the projects is provided on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p><br></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><br></p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 16/12/2014 17:41:30 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

167239

	registered interest
	date	02/12/2014
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Flood Control
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is the reasoning behind the sums promised to each flood defence project.
	tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
	uin	HL3340
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government’s capital funding for flood and coastal erosion risk management projects is based on the economic benefits of schemes in terms of the damages of flooding or coastal erosion avoided and the number of households better protected. The funding formula used can be found on the GOV.UK website.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord De Mauley question first answered 16/12/2014 17:48:39 answering member 2202 label Biography information for Lord De Mauley
	tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick