HC Deb 14 April 1959 vol 603 cc59-61W
Mr. Edward Evans

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will state the amount of grants paid in respect of coast protection works since the passing of the Coast Protection Act, 1947, to the local authorities in Norfolk and Suffolk. respectively, to individual authorities.

Mr. Bevins

The amounts paid by way of grant since the passing of the Coast Protection Act, 1949, to individual local authorities in Norfolk and Suffolk are as follows:

Norfolk £
Blofield and Flegg R.D. C. 204,050
Cromer U.D.C. 32,825
Erpingham R.D.C. 130,150
Hunstanton U.D.C. 104,800
Norfolk C.C. 321
Sheringham U.D.C. 17,450
Smallburgh R.D.C. 458,125
Total £947,721
Suffolk £
Aldeburgh B.C. 49,020
Felixstowe U.D.C. 7,600
Lothingland R.D.C. 62,000
Lowestoft B.C. 154,550
Southwold B.C. 83,700
Total £356,870

Mr. Edward Evans

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will circulate a list of those local authorities whose rate charges in respect of coast protection, including loan and redemption charges, exceed 6d. in the £ giving in each case the actual figures.

Mr. Bevins

The only recent information available to my right hon. Friend is that given in the rate demand notes for the year 1958–59. These showed that the authorities listed below included in their rate levies for that year more than sixpence for coast protection. In some cases these figures may need to be abated by contributions from county councils. They take no account of any Exchequer equalisation grant which may have been paid to the county council in respect of the expenditure.

Rating Authority Rate applicable to Coast Protection.
s. d.
Barmouth U.D.C. 4 4.53
Seaford U.D.C. 1 4.92
Aldeburgh B.C. 1 4.119
Southwold B.C. 1 3.458

s. d.
Frinton and Walton U.D.C. 1 2.07
Erpingham R.D.C. 11.142
Lowestoft B.C. 9.39
Prestatyn U.D.C. 9.02
Llanfairfechan U.D.C. 8.75
Sheringham U.D.C. 8.61
Withernsea U.D.C. 8.10
Lothingland R.D.C. 8.038
Whitstable U.D.C. 7.85
Hythe B.C. 6.49
Hornsea U.D.C. 6.39
Smallburgh R.D.C. 6.146