HC Deb 25 March 1959 vol 602 cc142-3W
Mr. Foot

asked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs the number and amounts of the grants made to coast protection authorities under Section 21 (1, a) of the Coast Protection Act, 1949, in each year from 1954.

Mr. Bevins

The numbers of schemes approved and amounts of grant awarded are as follows:

Year Number of Schemes Amount of grant awarded
£
1954–55 10 255,975
1955–56 20 754,825
1956–57 23 994,700
1957–58 36 784,270
1958–59 29 1,333,171
118 4,122,941