PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Floods: EU Solidarity Fund (28 January 2016)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, whether the Government intends to apply to the EU Solidarity Fund to help support those affected by the recent flooding.
Asked by:
Ruth Cadbury (Labour)
Asked by:
Ruth Cadbury (Labour)
Answer
The Government will consider an application once the full costs are known. The European Union Solidarity Fund does not provide additional funding to local areas, but simply reimburses emergency costs that the Government would have incurred anyway. For this reason, the Government’s immediate priority remains dealing with the urgent needs of those affected, which is why we have provided just under £200 million to help those affected by the floods to support recovery and repair.
Answered by:
Lord Wharton of Yarm (Conservative)
2 February 2016
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