To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 16 November 2015 to Question 16031, how much the Environment Agency spent directly on maintaining flood defences in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12, (c) 2012-13 and (d) 2013-14; and how much the agency projects it will spend on such defences in (i) 2015-16, (ii) 2016-17, (iii) 2017-18, (iv) 2018-19 and (v) 2019-20.
Answered on
18 December 2015
This answer is a correction from the original answer.
The table below shows how much the Environment Agency spent directly on maintaining flood defences in the years requested:
Allocation £m | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 |
Asset Management | 168 | 156 | 169 | 147 | 171 |
The Government has confirmed that flood maintenance funding will be protected in real terms for the duration of this Parliament.
In addition to the maintenance spend, a further £2.3 Billion will be invested in flood defences in the next six years, providing better protection to over 300,000 households.
Original answer
The table below shows how much the Environment Agency spent directly on maintaining flood defences in the years requested:
Allocation £m | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | 2014/15 |
Asset Management | 168 | 156 | 169 | 147 | 171 |
The Government has confirmed that flood maintenance funding will be protected in real terms for the duration of this Parliament.