Speeches

Imran Hussain – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Communities and Local Government

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Imran Hussain on 2016-04-08.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what final estimate of damage in the Yorkshire and Humber region caused by recent flooding his Department has provided to the EU Commission.

James Wharton

The UK Government submitted an initial application to the European Union Solidarity Fund on Friday 26 February which included a provisional estimate of the costs of direct damage incurred by storms Desmond and Eva. We are in the process of refining our cost estimations and figures, and will update Parliament once the application is finalised.