Will the Minister outline how much has been spent on flood defences every year for the last 10 years?
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).