Written question WQ86559
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Climate Change
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 10 days
Question
Will the Minister outline how much has been spent on flood defences every year for the last 10 years?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Climate Change
In the last 10 financial years, we have delivered £278.9m of capital funding for flood defences.
The table provides the capital expenditure by financial year:
2021-22
2020-21
2019-20
2018-19
2017-18
2016-17
2015-16
2014-15
2013-14
2012-13
TOTAL
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
£'000
31,869
37,564
10,972
31,900
27,870
23,840
28,487
37,237
24,001
25,159
278,899
This financial year (2022-23) we have committed to provide £34m capital funding to support risk management authorities across Wales to support the delivery of flood and coastal erosion management measures to help protect communities from the risks and impacts of flooding and sea-level rise.
This financial year, we are providing record levels of funding (capital and revenue funding combined).
Our programme of investment in flood and coastal erosion risk management for the current financial year is published on our website and provided in this interactive map: View map | DataMapWales (gov.wales).