§ Mr. WigginTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural. Affairs how much funding has been allocated for flood defences in(a) 2004–05 and (b) 2005–06. [184067]
§ Mr. MorleyThe Government continue to recognise the importance of flood management and have agreed, as part of the recent Spending Review, to carry forward the significant increases in funding allocated in Spending Review 2002. Total Government funding of flood and coastal defence in England is planned to be £478 million in 2004–05 and at least £564 million in 2005–06.