To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much English Nature spent on programme expenditure in Gravesham's local authority area in the most recent year for which figures are available. (117304)

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much English Nature spent on programme expenditure in Tunbridge Wells local authority area in the most recent year for which figures are available. (110576)

English Nature’s finance systems did not permit the recording of expenditure by local authority area and therefore this information is not available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much the Environment Agency spent on programme expenditure in Chorley's local authority area in the most recent year for which figures are available. (110547)

The Environment Agency's (EA) north-west region central area covers most of Lancashire and parts of Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cumbria. Expenditure is recorded within an area by technical or operation teams that have specific operational boundaries that normally relate to river catchment, and covers a number of functions. The EA is not required to, and does not, keep records of sums expended in local authority districts. Therefore, the information requested is not available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much the Environment Agency spent on programme expenditure in Tunbridge Wells local authority area in the most recent year for which figures are available. (110574)

The southern region of the Environment Agency (EA) covers most of the geographical areas of Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and records its expenditure in relation to those areas. Expenditure is recorded within an area by technical or operation teams that have specific operational boundaries that normally relate to river catchments. Therefore, the information is not available in the form specified in the question.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much the Environment Agency spent on programme expenditure in Gravesham local authority area in the most recent year for which figures are available. (117305)

The southern region of the Environment Agency (EA) covers most of the geographical areas of Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, and records its expenditure in relation to those areas. Expenditure is recorded within an area by technical or operation teams that have specific operational boundaries that normally relate to river catchments and covers a number of functions. The EA is not required to, and does not, keep records of sums expended in sub-areas or local authority districts. Therefore, the information requested is not available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much (a) the Environment Agency and (b) English Nature spent in Faversham and Mid Kent constituency in the last year for which figures are available, broken down by programme. (110643)

[holding answer 23 January 2007]: The southern region of the Environment Agency (EA) covers most of the geographical areas of Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and records its expenditure in relation to those areas. Expenditure is recorded within an area by technical or operation teams that have specific operational boundaries that normally relate to river catchments and covers a number of functions. Therefore, the information is not available in the form specified in the question.

However, information is available on flood risk management expenditure for two specific projects in the Faversham area. These include the Medway and Swale Estuary Shoreline Management Plan at £71,000 for 2006-07 and £108,000 for 2007-08, and the North Kent Rivers Catchment Flood Management Plan at £23,000 for 2006-07 and £71,000 for 2007-08.

English Nature’s finance systems did not permit the recording of expenditure by local authority area and therefore this information is not available.