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Mr. Michael Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if she will list the local authorities who(a) have and (b) have not produced a policy statement under High Level Targets for flood and coastal defence. [77618]

Mr. Morley

Defra and the Environment Agency have received policy statements from 219 of the 354 local authorities expected to produce them. We have received 12 statements since the report on High Level Target 1 was compiled in April 2002; however there are still 135 outstanding statements.

The following local authorities have produced policy statements:

Adur District Council Allerdale Borough Council
Alnwick District Council Amber Valley Borough Council
Arun District Council Ashford Borough Council
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council
Bassetlaw District Council Bedford Borough Council
Berwick-upon-Tweed Borough Council Bexley London Borough Council
Birmingham City Council Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council
Blackpool Borough Council Blyth Valley Borough Council
Bolsover District Council Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Bournemouth Borough Council Braintree District Council
Bristol City Council Bromley London Borough Council
Broxtowe Borough Council Burnley Borough Council
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Camden London Borough Council Canterbury City Council
Caradon District Council Carlisle City Council
Castle Morpeth Borough Council Charnwood Borough Council
Cheltenham Borough Council Cherwell District Council
Chester City Council Chesterfield Borough Council
Chichester District Council Chorley Borough Council
Christchurch Borough Council Congleton Borough Council
Copeland Borough Council Cotswold District Council
Coventry City Council Darlington Borough Council
Daventry District Council Derby City Council
Derwentside District Council Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
Dover District Council Durham City Council
Easington District Council East Devon District Council
East Dorset District Council East Hampshire District Council
East Northamptonshire District Council East Riding of Yorkshire Council
East Staffordshire Borough Council Eastbourne Borough Council
Eastleigh Borough Council Eden District Council
Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council
Elmbridge Borough Council Enfield London Borough Council
Epping Forest District Council Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
Erewash Borough Council Exeter City Council
Fareham Borough Council Fylde Borough Council
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council Gedling Borough Council
Gloucester City Council Gosport Borough Council
Gravesham Borough Council Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Halton Borough Council Hambleton District Council
Harrogate Borough Council Harrow London Borough Council
Hart District Council Hartlepool Borough Council
Hastings Borough Council Havant Borough Council
Hertsmere Borough Council Horsham District Council
Hounslow London Borough Council Huntingdonshire District Council
Hyndburn Borough Council Ipswich Borough Council
Isle of Wight Council Isles of Scilly Council
Kennet District Council Kerrier District Council
Kingston upon Hull City Council Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council

Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Lancaster City Council
Leeds City Council Lewes District Council
Lichfield District Council Liverpool City Council
Luton Borough Council Macclesfield Borough Council
Manchester City Council Mansfield District Council
Medway Council Melton Borough Council
Mid Bedfordshire District Council Mid Suffolk District Council
Mid Sussex District Council Middlesbrough Borough Council
Mole Valley District Council New Forest District Council
Newark & Sherwood District Council Newcastle upon Tyne City Council
North Cornwall District Council North Devon District Council
North Dorset District Council North East Derbyshire District Council
North East Lincolnshire Council North Lincolnshire Council
North Norfolk District Council North Shropshire District Council
North Somerset Council North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough
Council North Warwickshire Borough Council
Northampton Borough Council Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council Oswestry Borough Council
Pendle Borough Council Peterborough City Council
Poole Borough Council Portsmouth City Council
Preston Borough Council Purbeck District Council
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council Redditch Borough Council
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council Restormel Borough Council
Ribble Valley Borough Council Richmondshire District Council
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council Rossendale Borough Council
Rother District Council Rotherham Borough Council
Rugby Borough Council Runnymede Borough Council
Rushcliffe Borough Council Ryedale District Council
Salford City Council Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Scarborough Borough Council Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Sevenoaks District Council Sheffield City Council
Dover District Council Durham City Council
Easington District Council East Devon District Council
East Dorset District Council East Hampshire District Council
East Northamptonshire District Council East Riding of Yorkshire Council
East Staffordshire Borough Council Eastbourne Borough Council
Eastleigh Borough Council Eden District Council Council
Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council
Elmbridge Borough Council Enfield London Borough Council
Epping Forest District Council Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
Erewash Borough Council Exeter City Council
Fareham Borough Council Fylde Borough Council
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council Gedling Borough Council
Gloucester City Council Gosport Borough Council
Gravesham Borough Council Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Halton Borough Council Hambleton District Council
Harrogate Borough Council Harrow London Borough Council
Hart District Council Hartlepool Borough Council
Hastings Borough Council Havant Borough Council
Hertsmere Borough Council Horsham District Council

Hounslow London Borough Council Huntingdonshire District Council
Hyndburn Borough Council Ipswich Borough Council
Isle of Wight Council Isles of Scilly Council
Kennet District Council Kerrier District Council
Kingston upon Hull City Council Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Lancaster City Council
Leeds City Council Lewes District Council
Lichfield District Council Liverpool City Council
Luton Borough Council Macclesfield Borough Council
Manchester City Council Mansfield District Council
Medway Council Melton Borough Council
Mid Bedfordshire District Council Mid Suffolk District Council
Mid Sussex District Council Middlesbrough Borough Council
Mole Valley District Council New Forest District Council
Newark & Sherwood District Council Newcastle upon Tyne City Council
North Cornwall District Council North Devon District Council
North Dorset District Council North East Derbyshire District Council
North East Lincolnshire Council North Lincolnshire Council
North Norfolk District Council North Shropshire District Council
North Somerset Council North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough
Council North Warwickshire Borough Council
Northampton Borough Council Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council Oswestry Borough Council
Pendle Borough Council Peterborough City Council
Poole Borough Council Portsmouth City Council
Preston Borough Council Purbeck District Council
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council Redditch Borough Council
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council Restormel Borough Council
Ribble Valley Borough Council Richmondshire District Council
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council Rossendale Borough Council
Rother District Council Rotherham Borough Council
Rugby Borough Council Runnymede Borough Council
Rushcliffe Borough Council Ryedale District Council
Salford City Council Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Scarborough Borough Council Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Sevenoaks District Council Sheffield City Council
Shepway District Council South Cambridgeshire District Council
South Gloucestershire Council South Northamptonshire District Council
South Ribble Borough Council South Staffordshire District Council
South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council
Southampton City Council Southwark London Borough Council
St Edmundsbury Borough Council St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
Stafford Borough Council Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Stoke-on-Trent City Council Stroud District Council
Suffolk Coastal District Council Sunderland City Council
Surrey Heath Borough Council Sutton London Borough Council

Swale Borough Council Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Tamworth Borough Council Tandridge District Council
Taunton Deane Borough Council Teignbridge District Council
Telford and Wrekin Council Tendring District Council
Test Valley Borough Council Tewkesbury Borough Council
Thanet District Council Tonbridge & Mailing Borough Council
Torbay Borough Council Torridge District Council
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council Tynedale District Council
Vale of White Horse District Council Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Wansbeck District Council Warrington Council
Warwick District Council Waveney District Council
Waverley Borough Council Wealden District Council
Wear Valley District Council Wellingborough District Council
Welwyn Hatfield District Council West Devon Borough Council
West Dorset District Council West Lancashire District Council
West Oxfordshire District Council Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Winchester City Council Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Woking Borough Council Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough
Council Worcester City Council
Worthing Borough Council Wychavon District Council
Wycombe District Council Wyre Borough Council
York City Council The following local authorities have not produced policy statements:
Ashfield District Council Aylesbury Vale District Council
Babergh District Council Barking and Dagenham London
Borough Council Barnet London Borough Council
Basildon District Council Basingstoke and Deane Borough
Council Bath & North East Somerset Council
Blaby District Council Boston Borough Council
Bracknell Forest Borough Council Bradford City Council
Breckland Council Brent London Borough Council
Brentwood Borough Council Bridgnorth District Council
Brighton and Hove Council Broadland District Council
Bromsgrove District Council Broxbourne Borough Council
Cambridge City Council Cannock Chase District Council
Carrick District Council Castle Point Borough Council
Chelmsford Borough Council Chester-le-Street District Council
Chiltern District Council City of London
Colchester Borough Council Corby Borough Council
Craven District Council Crawley Borough Council
Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council Croydon London Borough Council
Dacorum Borough Council Dartford Borough Council
Dover District Council Durham City Council
Easington District Council East Devon District Council
East Dorset District Council East Hampshire District Council
East Northamptonshire District Council East Riding of Yorkshire Council
East Staffordshire Borough Council Eastbourne Borough Council
Eastleigh Borough Council Eden District Council
Ellesmere Port and Neston Borough Council
Elmbridge Borough Council Enfield London Borough Council
Epping Forest District Council Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
Erewash Borough Council Exeter City Council

Fareham Borough Council Fylde Borough Council
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council Gedling Borough Council
Gloucester City Council Gosport Borough Council
Gravesham Borough Council Great Yarmouth Borough Council
Halton Borough Council Hambleton District Council
Harrogate Borough Council Harrow London Borough Council
Hart District Council Hartlepool Borough Council
Hastings Borough Council Havant Borough Council
Hertsmere Borough Council Horsham District Council
Hounslow London Borough Council Huntingdonshire District Council
Hyndburn Borough Council Ipswich Borough Council
Isle of Wight Council Isles of Scilly Council
Kennel District Council Kerrier District Council
Kingston upon Hull City Council Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council Lancaster City Council
Leeds City Council Lewes District Council
Lichfield District Council Liverpool City Council
Luton Borough Council Macclesfield Borough Council
Manchester City Council Mansfield District Council
Medway Council Melton Borough Council
Mid Bedfordshire District Council Mid Suffolk District Council
Mid Sussex District Council Middlesbrough Borough Council
Mole Valley District Council New Forest District Council
Newark & Sherwood District Council Newcastle upon Tyne City Council
North Cornwall District Council North Devon District Council
North Dorset District Council North East Derbyshire District Council
North East Lincolnshire Council North Lincolnshire Council
North Norfolk District Council North Shropshire District Council
North Somerset Council North Tyneside Metropolitan Borough
Council North Warwickshire Borough Council
Northampton Borough Council Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council Oswestry Borough Council
Pendle Borough Council Peterborough City Council
Poole Borough Council Portsmouth City Council
Preston Borough Council Purbeck District Council
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council Redditch Borough Council
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council Restormel Borough Council
Ribble Valley Borough Council Richmondshire District Council
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council Rossendale Borough Council
Rother District Council Rotherham Borough Council
Rugby Borough Council Runnymede Borough Council
Rushcliffe Borough Council Ryedale District Council
Salford City Council Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Scarborough Borough Council Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Sevenoaks District Council Sheffield City Council
Shepway District Council South Cambridgeshire District Council
South Gloucestershire Council South Northamptonshire District Council
South Ribble Borough Council South Staffordshire District Council
South Tyneside Metropolitan Borough Council

Southampton City Council Southwark London Borough Council
St Edmundsbury Borough Council St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council
Stafford Borough Council Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Stoke-on-Trent City Council Stroud District Council
Suffolk Coastal District Council Sunderland City Council
Surrey Heath Borough Council Sutton London Borough Council
Swale Borough Council Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
Tamworth Borough Council Tandridge District Council
Taunton Deane Borough Council Teignbridge District Council
Telford and Wrekin Council Tendring District Council
Test Valley Borough Council Tewkesbury Borough Council
Thanet District Council Tonbridge & Mailing Borough Council
Torbay Borough Council Torridge District Council
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council Tynedale District Council
Vale of White Horse District Council Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Wansbeck District Council Warrington Council
Warwick District Council Waveney District Council
Waverley Borough Council Wealden District Council
Wear Valley District Council Wellingborough District Council
Welwyn Hatfield District Council West Devon Borough Council
West Dorset District Council West Lancashire District Council
West Oxfordshire District Council Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
Winchester City Council Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
Woking Borough Council Wolverhampton Metropolitan Borough
Council Worcester City Council
Worthing Borough Council Wychavon District Council
Wycombe District Council Wyre Borough Council
York City Council The following local authorities have not produced policy statements:
Ashfleld District Council Aylesbury Vale District Council
Babergh District Council Barking and Dagenham London
Borough Council Barnet London Borough Council
Basildon District Council Basingstoke and Deane Borough
Council Bath & North East Somerset Council
Blaby District Council Boston Borough Council
Bracknell Forest Borough Council Bradford City Council
Breckland Council Brent London Borough Council
Brentwood Borough Council Bridgnorth District Council
Brighton and Hove Council Broadland District Council
Bromsgrove District Council Broxbourne Borough Council
Cambridge City Council Cannock Chase District Council
Carrick District Council Castle Point Borough Council
Chelmsford Borough Council Chester-le-Street District Council
Chiltern District Council City of London
Colchester Borough Council Corby Borough Council
Craven District Council Crawley Borough Council
Crewe & Nantwich Borough Council Croydon London Borough Council
Dacorum Borough Council Dartford Borough Council
Derbyshire Dales District Council Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Ealing London Borough Council East Cambridgeshire District Council

East Hertfordshire District Council East Lindsey District Council
Fenland District Council Forest Heath District Council
Forest of Dean District Council Greenwich London Borough Council
Guildford Borough Council Hackney London Borough Council
Hammersmith and Fulham London Borough Council
Harborough District Council Haringey London Borough Council
Harlow District Council Havering London Borough Council
Herefordshire Council High Peak Borough Council
Hillingdon London Borough Council Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council
Islington London Borough Council Kensington and Chelsea Royal Council
Kettering Borough Council King's Lynn & West Norfolk Borough
Council Kingston upon Thames Royal Borough
Lambeth London Borough Council Leicester City Council
Lewisham London Borough Council Lincoln City Council
Maidstone Borough Council Maldon District Council
Malvern Hills District Council Mendip District Council
Merton London Borough Council Mid Devon District Council
Milton Keynes Council Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council
Newham London Borough Council North Hertfordshire District Council
North Kesteven District Council North West Leicestershire District
Council North Wiltshire District Council
Norwich City Council Nottingham City Council
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council Oxford City Council
Penwith District Council Plymouth City Council
Reading Borough Council Redbridge London Borough Council
Richmond upon Thames London Borough Council
Rochford District Council Rushmoor Borough Council
Salisbury District Council Sedgefield Borough Council
Sedgemoor District Council Selby District Council
Shrewsbury & Atcham Borough Council Slough Borough Council
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council South Bedfordshire District Council
South Bucks District Council South Derbyshire District Council
South Hams District Council South Holland District Council
South Kesteven District Council South Lakeland District Council
South Norfolk District Council South Oxfordshire District Council
South Shropshire District Council South Somerset District Council
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council Spelthorne Borough Council
St Albans District Council Stevenage Borough Council
Stratford-on-Avon District Council Swindon Borough Council
Teesdale District Council Telford and Wrekin Council
Three Rivers District Council Thurrock Borough Council
Tower Hamlets London Borough Council Tunbridge Wells Borough Council
Uttlesford District Council Vale Royal Borough Council
Wakefield City Council Waltham Forest London Borough
Council Wandsworth London Borough Council
Watford Borough Council West Berkshire Council

West Lindsey District Council West Somerset District Council
West Wiltshire District Council Westminster City Council
Weymouth & Portland Borough Council Windsor & Maidenhead Royal Borough
Wokingham Council Wyre Forest District Council