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<p>The Greater Manchester Combined Authority has made an application to the Ministry
for Housing, Communities and Local Government for financial help through the Bellwin
Scheme in respect of the additional costs incurred for battling last summer’s moorland
blazes. The application is being considered by both the Ministry of Housing, Communities
and Local Government and the Home Office who are the Department with responsibility
for fire. A decision on that application is expected soon.</p><p>The table below sets
out the Bellwin payments that have been made to local authorities between May 2015
and December 2018.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>BELLWIN
PAYMENTS 2015-16 to 2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>YEAR OF PAYMENT</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>LOCAL
AUTHORITY</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>GRANT PAID,</strong> <strong>£</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong>
<strong>Total for year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>0</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016-17</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Allerdale
Borough Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>218,274</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Bury Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>111,490</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Calderdale Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,029,731</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Carlisle City Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>377,912</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Chorley Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>74,238</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>City of York Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>170,700</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Cumbria County Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,185,838</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Eden District Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>23,077</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>63,123</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>North Yorkshire County Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>176,449</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>302,982</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Northumberland County Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,082,555</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Ribble Valley Borough Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>50,903</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Rochdale Borough Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>139,674</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Salford City Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>80,485</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Selby District Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>13,740</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>South Lakeland</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>177,581</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>District Council</strong> <strong>Wyre Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15,701</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total for year</strong></p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>6,294,453</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017-18</strong></p></td><td
rowspan="3"><p><strong>Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,753,849</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total for year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6,753,849</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018-19
(to date)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>North Norfolk District Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>8,825</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Scarborough Borough Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>171,471</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>Waveney District Council</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>88,280</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total for year</strong></p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p><strong>268,576</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total over
last 4 years</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>13,316,878</strong></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>*Payments
may not necessarily be in the same financial year as the incidents occurred. The amount
claimed is net of threshold and grant rate.</p>
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