§ Mr. HendryTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what sources of EU funding are available for flood relief and prevention measures from the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund; what the total is of such funds for which the UK is eligible in 2001–02; and what the total is of such funds which her Department has(a) applied for and (b) been allocated in 2001–02. [48984]
§ Mr. Morley[holding answer 15 April 2002]: No significant financial assistance is made available by the European Union to assist member states in the provision of flood and coastal defences.