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Environment Agency: Finance

Volume 463: debated on Monday 3 September 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs if he will review the decision not to increase the Environment Agency's budget before 2010-11. (152880)

The Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR07) settlement is not expected from Her Majesty's Treasury until the autumn. No final decision has been made on the level of grant in aid to the Environment Agency over the next three financial years. However, the Secretary of State has confirmed that spending across Government on flood and coastal erosion risk management will increase to £800 million by 2010-11. Indicative allocations for flood and coastal erosion risk management over the next three financial years will be determined from an assessment of priorities across the Department following the CSR07 settlement.