To ask Her Majesty's Government following the flooding in July 2007, how much was paid from the Pitt fund and from other budgets to (a) local authorities; (b) individual property owners; and (c) various organisations, as set out in the Government's response to Sir Michael Pitt's review, published in December 2008.

Following the 2007 summer floods the Government made available a comprehensive package of over £136 million to assist the affected regions and help those in greatest need, including funding for schools, transport and businesses.

As set out in the Government's response to Sir Michael Pitt's review, published in December 2008, the Government set aside £34.5 million of the £2.15 billion total for flood and coastal erosion in this year and the following two years to implement Sir Michael Pitt's review. Other budgets available for flood risk management activity bring a total investment of over £60 million for delivering the recommendations.

Annexe B of the Government's response to Sir Michael Pitt's review of the Summer 2007 floods contains a complete breakdown of funding. The document can be viewed at www.defra.gov.uk/environ/fcd/floods07/Govtresptopitt.pdf.