HC Deb 12 March 2001 vol 364 c482W
Mr. Fearn

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many sea defence projects(a) are in progress and (b) were completed in (i) 1999 and (ii) 2000. [152884]

Mr. Morley

Information is only readily available in relation to schemes undertaken by the Environment Agency, local authorities and internal drainage boards, for which the Ministry is providing grant aid.

Currently, 64 such sea defence schemes are in progress. The numbers of sea defence schemes for which the Ministry was notified of substantial completion in 1999 and 2000 were 34 and 14 respectively.