Proceeding contribution from David Heath (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 26 February 2014. It occurred during Opposition day on Flooding.
Flooding
I am sorry, but I think that the hon. Gentleman is completely mistaken. The River Parrett is tidal for 18.3 miles of its length from the Severn estuary. It is precisely because of the tidal surge from the Parrett that we cannot move the water away from the Mendips, the Quantocks and the other hills. That is not comparable to the situation in the Gwent levels, where the topography is different.
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- 2013-14
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- Climate change Capital investment Flood control Insurance Environment Agency Floods EU grants and loans Planning permission Payments Railways Redundancy Repairs and maintenance Flooding Lessons Learned Review Bellwin scheme Dawlish
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