Current status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 16 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what the budget has been for flood prevention schemes in each financial year from 2007-08 to 2024-25.
Since 2008, the Scottish Government has made available £42 million per year to local authorities to invest in flood risk management actions – a commitment that is in place until 2026. A further £150million was committed across the course of this parliament.
Financial Year | Funding Amount (M) |
2007-08 | 42 |
2008-09 | 42 |
2009-10 | 42 |
2010-11 | 42 |
2011-12 | 42 |
2012-13 | 42 |
2013-14 | 42 |
2014-15 | 42 |
2015-16 | 42 |
2016-17 | 42 |
2017-18 | 42 |
2018-19 | 42 |
2019-20 | 42 |
2020-21 | 42 |
2021-22 | 52 |
2022-23 | 63 |
2023-24 | 61 |
2024-25 | 62.5 |