Speeches

Maria Eagle – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the HM Treasury

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Maria Eagle on 2014-04-02.

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2014, Official Report, column 595W, on flood control, what the extra sum allocated in Budget 2014 is for each of the devolved administrations for flood defence in (a) 2014-15 and (b) 2015-16.

Danny Alexander

HM TREASURY

Maria Eagle MP

GARSTON & HALEWOOD

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2014, Official Report, column 595W, on flood control, what the extra sum allocated in Budget 2014 is for each of the devolved administrations for Government funding for flood defence in 2014-15 and 2015-16. [194953]

DANNY ALEXANDER

The table below sets out the extra funding allocated to the devolved administrations through the Barnett formula which reflected new funding provided to UK government departments for flood defence measures at Budget 2014.

Scotland

Wales

Northern Ireland

2014-15

£m

2015-16

£m

2014-15

£m

2015-16

£m

2014-15

£m

2015-16

£m

Flood Maintenance (Resource)

2.0

3.5

1.2

2.0

0.7

1.2

Flood Maintenance (Capital)

6.0

2.5

3.5

1.4

2.0

0.8