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Flood and Water Management Bill

The Minister said that money had already been allocated for rescue. One can envisage that plans to avoid flood dangers could be in a separate box from plans to rescue people from floods, but when the Minister refers to money being available, is it ring-fenced money for rescue or could there be a leak? One could envisage a situation where rescue efforts would be expected and would, I know, be provided by these people. If the planning included certain arrangements, it would be easier for rescues to take place. I can see some kind of meshing of this money. It would clarify the situation for me if the Minister could make it plain whether the money that will be made available for flood management is in a different category from the money for the rescue services, which would be solely for them, not for planning.