§ 17. Mr. du Cannasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government and Minister for Welsh Affairs if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a full list of contributions which Her Majesty's Government have made to local relief funds for the alleviation of distress resulting from the recent flood disasters; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BrookeI am, as requested, circulating the list in the OFFICIAL REPORT. Exchequer payments on account amounting to over £600,000 have been made to 22 local flood relief funds. I understand that most of the claims have now been settled and paid.
The following is the list of Exchequer advances to local flood funds:
£ s. d. Bath Flood Relief Fund 60,000 0 0 Bathavon Flood Relief Fund 1,750 0 0 Beaminster R.D. Flood Relief Fund 2,650 0 0 Bridgwater R.D. Flood Relief Fund 399 0 0 Bridport B. & R.D. Flood Relief Fund 1,750 0 0 Brotherton Flood Relief Fund 47 0 0 Denby Parish Flood Relief Fund 711 14 0 Devon and Exeter Flood Relief Fund 125,000 0 0 Dulverton R.D. Flood Relief Fund 2,000 0 0 Heanor U.D. Flood Relief Fund 883 3 0 Hereford and District Flood Relief Fund 25,000 0 0 Horncastle Flood Relief Fund 33,600 0 0 Lewes Flood Relief Fund 8,500 0 0 Maidstone Flood Relief Fund 5,000 0 0 Newport, Isle of Wight Flood Relief Fund 8,700 0 0 Norton Radstock U.D.C. Flood Relief Fund 2,000 0 0 S.E. Derbyshire Flood Relief Fund 6,061 5 0 Shrewsbury Flood Relief Fund 6,000 0 0 Wales and Monmouthshire Flood Relief Fund 300,000 0 0 Warmley Flood Relief Fund 1,400 0 0 Wenlock B. Flood Relief Fund 400 0 0 Williton R.D. Flood Relief Fund 11,000 0 0 £602,852 2 0