§ 59. Mr. Hazellasked the Minister of Housing and Local Government under what circumstances grants were made to local authorities for dealing with coast erosion problems; and to what extent cliff falls caused by water from the land washing away the base of cliffs entitle authorities to grant aid for taking preventive measures.
§ Mr. MacCollI would refer my hon. Friend to what my hon. Friend the Joint Parliamentary Secretary said in the Adjournment Debate on 2nd June last about grants under the Coast Protection Act 1949. The answer to the second part of the Question is that cliff stablisation work can rank for grant under the Act only if the slipping is caused by sea erosion or if the work is necessary to safeguard existing or proposed sea defences.