Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how proposed works at Felpham Pumping Station are classified under the Environment Agency’s capital grant eligible investment guidance; whether the project has been submitted for consi
Answer
The project would attract 100% Grant in Aid funding as it is capital maintenance. It was submitted before 2026 under the previous funding policy. Further funding eligibility and approval requirements will be considered through the appraisal process as the project progresses and future investment decisions are made.
Verdict: AMBER (72/100)
The reply clearly classifies the works as capital maintenance and states that they will be funded through 100% Grant in Aid, which directly answers how the works fit the capital grant guidance. It also confirms the project was submitted before 2026 under the previous funding policy. However, it leaves whether the project is eligible and approved to be decided later through appraisal, so the asker may still need to follow up on that point.
How we got there
| Question item | Coverage | Specificity | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| How the proposed works at Felpham Pumping Station are classified under the Environment Agency's capital grant eligible investment guidance. | Addressed | Direct | The reply classifies the works as capital maintenance and states the resulting funding treatment (100% Grant in Aid), which answers how the works fall under the capital grant eligible investment guidance. |
| Whether the Felpham Pumping Station project has been submitted for consideration. The question is truncated and does not state the purpose of that consideration. | Addressed | Direct | The reply states the project was submitted before 2026 under the previous funding policy, which directly answers whether it has been submitted, and the following statement explains that eligibility and approval will be considered through appraisal as the project progresses. |