At the moment, the benefit-cost ratio gives a weighting to deprivation. That tends to favour urban over rural, as does the application of population density. Is there really a role for deprivation in the allocation of flood defence funding?
Flood and Water Management
Proceeding contribution from
Graham Stuart
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Thursday, 8 September 2011.
It occurred during Adjournment debate on Flood and Water Management.
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