Flood Control
(asked on 7th December 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to paragraph 1.301 of Budget 2016, which schemes (a) have been and (b) are planned to be supported by the £150 million investment in flood defence schemes in Leeds, Cumbria, Calder Valley and York.
The table below indicates the flood risk management schemes in Leeds, Cumbria, Calder Valley and York that were allocated funding from the £150 million investment announced in the Budget 2016.
Flood risk management schemes |
Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme |
York Flood Alleviation Scheme |
Kendal Flood Alleviation Scheme |
Appleby Flood Alleviation Scheme |
Filmby Flood Alleviation Scheme |
Eamont Bridge Flood Alleviation Scheme |
Wigton Flood Alleviation Scheme |
Pooley Bridge Flood Alleviation Scheme |
Rickerby Flood Alleviation Scheme |
Braithwaite Flood Alleviation Scheme |
Calder Valley - Hebden Bridge Flood Alleviation Scheme |
Calder Valley - Mytholmroyd Flood Alleviation Scheme |
Calder Valley - Flood Risk Reduction Schemes 1 |
Calder Valley - Flood Risk Reduction Schemes 2 |
The ‘Calder Valley - Flood Risk Reduction Scheme 1’ comprises a package of works to reduce flood risk throughout the Calder Valley while the ‘Calder Valley - Flood Risk Reduction Schemes 2’ entails a package of works to deliver catchment-wide measures and to develop potential schemes for affected communities in place such as Brighouse, Sowerby Bridge, Copley, Midgely, Halifax.