§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list, for each county and district where appropriate, the amount spent on coastal erosion work, for each of the last three years, and what proportion was borne respectively by his Department, by county councils and by district councils.
§ Mr. MarksThe Department has no records of the apportionment between county councils and district councils or of the amount spent on routine maintenance, and this information could be provided only at a disproportionate cost.
The overall figures of capital expenditure and grant aid on schemes approved under the Coast Protection Act 1949 for the last three financial years are as follows:
Capital Expenditure Exchequer Grants Paid £m. £m. 1975–76 … 6.1* 3.5 1976–77 … 5.4 2.7 1977–78 … 5.0* 2.5* * Estimated.