Flood Recovery Framework — [Clive Efford in the Chair]

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall am 9:30 am ar 17 Ebrill 2024.

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Photo of Duncan Baker Duncan Baker Ceidwadwyr, North Norfolk 9:30, 17 Ebrill 2024

In my constituency, flooding has been absolutely appalling for the past 18 months. As my right hon. Friend said, the level of rainfall has been virtually double the average virtually every single month. I have the broads in my constituency, great swathes of which are still under water, and the water table is very high. That leads to multiple problems, including groundwater from the amount of rainfall and erosion. My right hon. Friend spoke about the patchwork nature of the schemes and the lack of co-ordination. What can be done to bring together the stakeholders—the water companies, the county councils, the internal drainage boards and the Environment Agency—so they work in a more co-ordinated fashion? At the moment, the response is often slow and there is a lack of funding, so there should be an overarching body that co-ordinates the response far better.