HC Deb 01 March 1990 vol 168 c287W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how the figure of the equivalent of £60 per head was arrived at for Westminster council's land drainage grant.

Mr. Chope

I have no knowledge of any "land drainage grant" for Westminster council.

Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether the National Rivers Authority was consulted about Westminster's contribution to flood control expenses before it was decided how much central Government's grant to Westminster council would be.

Mr. Chope

The standard spending assessment element for flood defence is based on net current expenditure in 1989–90, as defined in annex A of the Revenue Support Grant Distribution Report (England). This information was available without consulting the National Rivers Authority.

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