§ Mr. HuttonTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what was the total expenditure on coastal protection measures in each year since 1979 in(a) cash terms and (b) constant 1993 prices.
§ Mr. JackThe Ministry offers grant aid to local coast protection authorities in England for capital works to reduce the risk to people and the developed and natural environment from coastal erosion. Grant-aided capital expenditure on coast protection by those authorities for each financial year since 1979 was as follows:
Actual outturn £ million Outturn at 1992–93 prices (using GDP deflator) £ million 1979–80 8.2 19.6 1980–81 11.5 23.3 1981–82 13.6 25.1 1982–83 18.0 31.0 1983–84 16.0 26.3 1984–85 15.4 24.1 1985–86 16.7 24.8 1986–87 17.9 25.7 1987–88 14.8 20.2 1988–89 20.9 26.6 1989–90 20.4 24.3 1990–91 29.2 32.2 1991–92 30.8 31.9 11992–93 16.9 16.9 1 Provisional.