§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list by local authority the claims from the storm damage of October 1987 he has received and the relevant grant allocations.
§ Mrs. Virginia Bottomley[holding answer 24 October 1988]: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Mr. Howard) on 14 June 1988, Official Report columns 138–42. The information in that reply for certain authorities requires updating in the light of more recent information as follows.
Total eligible expenditure net of receipts £ Threshold £ Eligible expenditure attracting grant £ Non Metropolitan Counties Essex 2,723,000 2,458,000 265,000 Isle of Wight 187,073 146,250 40,823 London Boroughs Hammersmith and Fulham 241,000 199,000 42,000 Waltham Forest 696,200 312,000 384,200 Non Metropolitan Districts Harlow 113,000 21,000 92,000 Welwyn Hatfield 49,000 29,000 20,000 The Isle of Wight figures are now based on a final audited claim.