What support will be made available to protect North Ayrshire against flooding.

Reducing flood risk is a priority for this Government and we will continue to support authorities to deliver actions that protect our communities. To support flood protection measures, the Scottish Government provides £42 million each year to local authorities. In September 2020, the Programme for Government also committed an additional £150 million over the next five years to support flood risk management actions.
The Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 encourages a co-odinated, plan-led approach to flood risk management, which runs in six year cycles. Actions to reduce flood risk in North Ayrshire within the 2016-22 flood risk management cycle are included in the Ayrshire Local Flood Risk Management Plan. These actions include three flood protection schemes, the Upper Garnock Flood Protection Scheme (FPS), Mill Burn (Millport) FPS and the estimated £27.5 million Millport Coastal FPS, all of which are being progressed by North Ayrshire Council. The Scottish Government provides grant funding to cover 80% of the schemes costs.
SEPA and local authorities are currently in the process of reviewing and updating the Strategies and Local Plans for the 2022-28 cycle and these will be published for consultation later this year.