The government has updated its construction pipeline, setting out £116bn of investment to 2020 and beyond, including a spend of £2.86bn on 1744 flood-related projects.
The Government Construction Pipeline is updated twice a year and with each update it aims to extend its ‘reach’ beyond the major construction spending departments and improve the integrity of data.
Expenditure on flood projects is as follows:
|
Year |
£m |
|
2014/15 2015/16 Total 2014 to 2016 2016 to 2020 Beyond 2020 |
605.00 485.50 1090.50 1775.60 463.45 |
According to business secretary Vince Cable, an additional £13bn of construction work has been added to the list this year - there are now 12,992 construction projects in the pipeline.
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