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Flooding: Recovery Funding

Volume 702: debated on Wednesday 4 June 2008

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Statement by Baroness Andrews on 6 May (WS 16–17), what is the balance of the extra funding for flood recovery from the European Union to be allocated to the Northern Irish and Welsh devolved Administrations; and whether, if it is over £0.4 million, the sum of £30.6 million for England is all new money.[HL3822]

The net benefit to the United Kingdom from the successful application to the EU Solidarity Fund, after taking account of the abatement and EU budgetary increases, is £31 million. Of this, the Welsh Assembly Government and the Northern Ireland Executive will receive £193,026 and £180,158 respectively, based on a proportionate share of eligible public sector damage sustained.