Floods (Hansard, 27 January 1989)

§ Mr. Wigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table indicating the total expenditure by his Department on(a) flood prevention and (b) compensation or ex-gratia payments to persons or corporate bodies in Wales who have suffered the effects of floods.

§ Mr. Grist
The Department's expenditure, which is in the form of grant aid, is given in the table:

Year Expenditure £

1978–79 1,158,266

1979–80 1,017,848

1980–81 3,099,315

1981–82 2,198,016

1982–83 2,870,039

1983–84 2,988,827

1984–85 2,109,302

1985–86 1,457,807

1986–87 833,782

1987–88 951,811

With regard to compensation or ex-gratia payments for those affected by flooding, the answer is none.

§ Mr. Wigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing the expenditure on flood prevention work for each district council area in Wales in each year since 1975.

§ Mr. Grist
The information requested is not held centrally.

Year	Expenditure £
1978–79	1,158,266
1979–80	1,017,848
1980–81	3,099,315
1981–82	2,198,016
1982–83	2,870,039
1983–84	2,988,827
1984–85	2,109,302
1985–86	1,457,807
1986–87	833,782
1987–88	951,811