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Business question from Lord Harper (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 26 July 2007. It occurred during Business statement on Business of the House.


Business of the House

May I reiterate the plea that my right hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs. May) made for a proper debate in the autumn not just on flooding but on the protection of our critical national infrastructure? The Leader of the House will know how near we came earlier this week to losing power in the whole county of Gloucestershire; that was avoided only through the marvellous work of our emergency services and armed forces. However, that and the loss of water supplies in huge parts of Gloucestershire, including some areas of my constituency, highlighted a critical problem that it would be sensible to debate when we return in the autumn.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
463 c1066 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Energy supply Infrastructure Floods Water supply
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk