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<p>The Government are investing £2.5 billion between 2015 and 2021, delivering at
least 1,500 new flood defence schemes and better protecting 300,000 homes.</p><p>
</p><p>The six year Capital Investment Programme will provide Flood Defence Grant-in-Aid
as shown below for flood defence schemes by NUTS 1 regions. The nationally coordinated
project investment includes capital expenditure on flood defences which are located
in more than one NUTS 1 region and capitalised costs which support the development
of these physical and natural defences.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>NUTS1
region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>NUTS1 code</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total
government investment (£m) between April 2015 and March 2021</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East
Midlands</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UKF</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>198</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>East
of England</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UKH</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>217</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Greater
London</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UKI</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>134</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North
East </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UKC</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>46</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>North
West </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UKD</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>210</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South
East </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UKJ</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>510</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>South
West </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UKK</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>176</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>West
Midlands </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UKG</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>75</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Yorkshire
and The Humber</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>UKE</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>487</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>NATIONALLY
COORDINATED PROJECT INVESTMENT</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>452</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Note: The NUTS 1 statistical regions correspond with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_England"
target="_blank">regions of England</a> as used by the UK's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_for_National_Statistics"
target="_blank">Office for National Statistics</a></p>
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