Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Jim Dobbin (Labour and Co-operative Party), on Wednesday, 10 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 43 members in total.

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SEWER FLOODING

That this House believes that the issue of sewer flooding is devastating and unpleasant for the thousands of householders it affects every year; recognises that the appropriate means of addressing the problem in the long term is through the Periodic Review of Water Prices carried out by Ofwat; notes that in his draft determination, Ofwat's Director General has not made sufficient allowances to tackle all known cases during the next regulatory period (2005-2010) despite calls from Watervoice and others that he do so; further notes that a wet winter may exacerbate the problem; and calls on Ofwat's Director General to give many long suffering households respite from this distressing problem by making sewer flooding his top priority for investment in his final determination, which will be announced on 2nd December.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1904 

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Flood control Floods Sewers

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk