Written question WQ86625
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Climate Change
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 7 days
Question
Will the Minister provide a breakdown on the amount spent on flood defences across Wales over the last 15 years?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Climate Change
In the last 12 financial years* we have delivered almost £348m of capital funding for flood defences.
The figures in the table below provides the actual paid 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
2011-12
2010-11
TOTAL
£'000
£'000
£'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
29,368
39,355
347,622
This year we are providing £34m of capital funding to support risk management authorities across Wales to deliver flood and coastal erosion risk management measures and help protect communities from the risks and impacts of flooding and sea-level rise.
We are providing record levels of funding this financial year (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).
*detailed figures pre-dating 2010-11 are not held.