Chris Ruane – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chris Ruane on 2014-04-07.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the amount spent per person on flood defences in (a) England and (b) Wales in each year since 2001 to date; and what estimate he has made of the amounts in each year to 2016.

Dan Rogerson

The figures are as follows:

(a)

Average Defra spend per head on flood and coastal erosion risk management in England (£)
2005/06	9.51
2006/07	9.47
2007/08	9.34
2008/09	10.61
2009/10	11.83
2010/11	12.53
2011/12	10.71
2012/13	10.77
2013/14	11.34
2014/15	14.86
The figures for each year is the total Defra spend on flood and coastal erosion risk management divided by the most recent ONS population estimate for mid-2012

· Figures before 2005/06 are not available in a comparable format.

· Figures for 2013/14 and 2014/15 are budget allocations.

· Figures for 2015/16 are not available as the budget has not yet been set.

(b)

Flood management in Wales is a devolved matter and Defra has made no estimate of the amount spent per person.

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