§ Sir Geoffrey Finsbergasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the current procedure he uses for assessing claims for Exchequer grants submitted by coast protection authorities under the provisions of the Coast Protection Act 1949, part I, section 21.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonThe technical soundness of the proposals and their suitability as a solution to the problem is examined by my engineering staff. The value of the benefits to be derived is set against the costs so as to measure the economic worthwhileness of the proposals. Confirmation is obtained that notices have been served and the proposals advertised as required by the Coast Protection Act 1949 and that there are no objections from other Government Departments concerned, from neighbouring coast protection authorities whose coastline could be affected, from local fishery, harbour, and navigation bodies, or from environmental interests.
§ Sir Geoffrey Finsbergasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will indicate for each yea' from 1976 to 1986 inclusive the names of the coast protection authorities submitting applications for Exchequer grants under the Coast Protection Act 1949, the estimated cost at the time of tender of each individual application and the amount of the grant awarded for each individual application.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonInformation for the period since 1 April 1985 is in the tables. Information for earlier periods before my Department assumed responsibility for these grants is not readily available and could only be produced at disproportionate cost.
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Schemes submitted for which grant is still under consideration 1 April 1985–31 December 1985 Authority and name of scheme Estimated Cost £ Tendring D.C.—Sea wall, Holland Haven 25,000 Chichester D.C—West Beach, Selsey 8,000 Bournemouth B.C.—Hengistbury Head, Phase IA 150,000 Scarborough B.C.—Marine Drive Emergency Works 30,000 Arun D.C.—Littlehampton, Rustington and Ferring 345,000 Hastings B.C.—Reconstruction of sea wall 5,415,000 Holderness B.C.—Withernsea—Scheme 10 318,000 January 1986–31 December 1986 South Wight-Sea Wall at Bouldnor 243,518 Chichester—West Wittering 25,000 Wansbeck D.C.—Newbiggin-by-the-Sea 1,165,000 Torbay B.C.—Oddicombe/Babbacombe 30,000 Thanet D.C.—Pegwell Bay, Ramsgate 600 Waveney D.C.—Corton Revetment 192,190
Authority and name of scheme Estimated Cost Portsmouth C.C.—E. Flank Slopes to Southsea Castle 680,000 Great Yarmouth B.C.—Caister Sea Wall 630,438 North Norfolk DC—Emergency works, Weybourne 22,594 Thanet D.C.—Rendezvous, Margate 192,000 Thanet D.C.—Winter Gardens Ramp 112,000 Tcndring D.C.—Holland-on-Sea 62,575 Scarborough B.C.—Whitby West Cliff 2,581,380
Schemes submitted for which grant has been awarded Authority and Name of Scheme Cost eligible for grant Grant awarded £ £ 1 April 1985 to 31 December 1985 East Devon district council—Axmouth Harbour 126,793 38,030 North Norfolk district council—Happisburgh 13,452 9,570 Arun district council—Sea wall repairs, Bognor 32,510 10,080 Scarborough borough council—Royal Albert Drive 7,777 3,420 North Norfolk district council—Mundesley Groynes 111,850 88,360 Chichester district council—E. Beach, Selsey 153,500 121,265 Eastbourne borough council—Groyne Replacement 227,305 97,740 Wirral metropolitan borough—Hoylake Bathing Pool 61,550 41,240 Wyre borough council—Apron Resurfacing Phase I 208,500 91,740 Sunderland borough council—Hendon Sea Wall 194,322 114,650 Thanet district council—Westbrook, Margate 206,900 146,900 Bournemouth borough council—Hengistbury Head Stage I 667,000 420,210 Blackpool borough council—South Shore Slades 866,014 583,135 Hartlepool borough council—Town Wall, Sandwellgate 108,207 63,840 Wirral metropolitan borough—West Kirby Marine Lake 323,559 216,785 Worthing borough council—Groynes—Goring and Worthing 170,439 73,290 Brighton borough council—Palace Pier 102,560 40,000 Holderness borough council—Hornsea Sea Defences 216,000 170,640 East Devon district council—Orcombe Point Groynes 41,522 9,965 Blackpool borough council—Norbreck Shoreline 4,498,226 3,553,600 Canterbury county council—Preston Parade, Whitstable 768,783 607,340 Shepway district council—Sandgate, Folkestone 20,812 12,280 Sunderland borough council—Hendon Bank 843,905 632,930 New Forest district council—Milford-on-Sea 270,019 80,605 Suffolk Coastal district council—The Dip, Felixstowe 21,195 5,085 1 January 1986 to 31 December 1986 Kerrier district council—Porthleven, Phases 2 to 7 228,183 100,400 New Forest district council—Barton-on-Sea 14,411 4,465 Christchurch borough council—Highcliffe Stage II 489,968 387,075 North Norfolk district council—Happisburgh 854 20,719 16,370 Chichester district council—Groynes, E. Beach, Selsey 145,000 73,950 Tendring district council—Harrold Road, Clacton 12,100 8,395 Bournemouth borough council—Southbourne Stage 13 634,000 462,820 Suffolk Coastal district council—The Dip, Felixstowe 666,000 359,640 North Cornwall district council—North Crooklets 76,332 23,660