Lord Bassam of Brighton
Shadow Chief Whip (Lords), Deputy Chairman of Committees, Deputy Speaker (Lords)
To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assistance, if any, they give to local authorities which are tackling landslips, storm damage or coastal erosion.
Lord de Mauley
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
A local authority can apply to the Department for Communities and Local Government for assistance under the Bellwin Scheme of Emergency Financial Assistance to local authorities if damage from bad weather, including damage from storms, landslips or coastal erosion, has caused threats to life and property.
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