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Ministerial statement on Wednesday, 25 June 2008, in the House of Commons, led by Hilary Benn.

Pitt Report

Statement on the publication of the final report by Sir Michael Pitt into last summer's flooding.

Secondary information

Type
Parliamentary proceeding
Reference
478 c301-16 
Session
2007-08
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Related items
Pitsford Water Treatment Works
Thursday, 3 July 2008
Written statements
House of Commons
Proceeding contributions
Hilary Benn | 478 c311 (Link to this contribution) How members of the Committee divide up their time is a matter for them, but there is no doubt that t...
Martin Horwood | 478 c311 (Link to this contribution) I was going to ask about the problem of skyrocketing insurance charges, and I hope that the Secretar...
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Hilary Benn | 478 c311 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman raises an extremely important point. We are still in discussions with the Associa...
Mary Creagh | 478 c312 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the Secretary of State's statement and the Pitt report. I thank my right hon. Friend for t...
Hilary Benn | 478 c312 (Link to this contribution) I can only say, for the third time, that the planning guidance is crystal clear, and that the respon...
Crispin Blunt | 478 c310-1 (Link to this contribution) First, I must declare an interest, in that my constituency home is next to a river and is therefore ...
Hilary Benn | 478 c310 (Link to this contribution) I am aware of the problem that has been identified at the Pitsford reservoir, which serves large par...
Shona McIsaac | 478 c313 (Link to this contribution) I thank my right hon. Friend for his comments today and his promise that legislation will be introdu...
Hilary Benn | 478 c313 (Link to this contribution) The right hon. Gentleman is making really important points, particularly his last one. Part of what ...
David Heathcoat-Amory | 478 c312-3 (Link to this contribution) Is the Secretary of State aware that if last summer's very heavy rains had fallen slightly further s...
Hilary Benn | 478 c306-7 (Link to this contribution) I echo the hon. Gentleman's praise for the clarity of Sir Michael's report and the practical way in ...
Lord Blunkett | 478 c307 (Link to this contribution) May I repeat the appreciation of Sir Michael Pitt and of my right hon. Friend's response? I also app...
Hilary Benn | 478 c305 (Link to this contribution) The responsibility that falls on the utility providers to ensure continuity of supply is clear. My h...
Steve Webb | 478 c306 (Link to this contribution) I thank the Secretary of State for his statement and Sir Michael Pitt and his team for their report....
Hilary Benn | 478 c304-5 (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman thanked me for advance sight of a copy of my statement, but it is clear from what...
Eric Martlew | 478 c305 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the Secretary of State's statement, but I wish to make two points. First, we should not be...
Hilary Benn | 478 c301-3 (Link to this contribution) Sir Michael Pitt has today published his final report on last summer's flooding. I thank Sir Michael...
Peter Ainsworth | 478 c303-4 (Link to this contribution) May I thank the Secretary of State for his statement, and congratulate Sir Michael Pitt and his team...
Hilary Benn | 478 c307-8 (Link to this contribution) May I echo what my right hon. Friend had to say about the effectiveness of the emergency response in...
Michael Jack | 478 c308 (Link to this contribution) I congratulate Sir Michael Pitt on a meticulous report. He assured the Select Committee that he woul...
Hilary Benn | 478 c309 (Link to this contribution) I am aware of the argument that my hon. Friend puts forward. The difficulty with allocating a specif...
Ian Liddell-Grainger | 478 c309-10 (Link to this contribution) The Secretary of State will be aware that my right hon. Friend the Member for Wells (Mr. Heathcoat-A...
Hilary Benn | 478 c310 (Link to this contribution) I am happy to assure the hon. Gentleman that I will look into the specific point that he raises, but...
David Drew | 478 c308 (Link to this contribution) I attended a consultation meeting on Monday of the upper Severn catchment flooding management plan—t...
Hilary Benn | 478 c308 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend raises an extremely important point. One clear lesson from what we have all experienc...
Laurence Robertson | 478 c309 (Link to this contribution) May I say that people in my constituency will be rather disappointed with a lot of what the Pitt rep...
Hilary Benn | 478 c309 (Link to this contribution) We are all thinking of the households—385 at the last count—in his constituency that have been unabl...
Sally Keeble | 478 c310 (Link to this contribution) My right hon. Friend mentioned reservoir safety, but is he aware that the main reservoir serving Nor...
Hilary Benn | 478 c308 (Link to this contribution) Sir Michael Pitt has not costed all the recommendations in his report—we will need to do that in pre...
Hilary Benn | 478 c315 (Link to this contribution) I am sorry that I cannot give the hon. Gentleman the answer that I am sure he would like to hear. I ...
Clive Betts | 478 c315 (Link to this contribution) I welcome my right hon. Friend's commitment to give local authorities responsibility for surface wat...
Hilary Benn | 478 c315 (Link to this contribution) My hon. Friend hits the nail on the head. That is exactly what is required, and it is what the propo...
Julia Goldsworthy | 478 c315-6 (Link to this contribution) The Secretary of State rightly praised the joint working of local emergency services in their respon...
Angela C Smith | 478 c316 (Link to this contribution) I have 13 reservoirs in my constituency, so I very much welcome the investment in reservoir safety a...
Hilary Benn | 478 c316 (Link to this contribution) I completely agree with my hon. Friend. If upland peat bogs stay wet and do not get drained, they ar...
Hilary Benn | 478 c313 (Link to this contribution) I share my hon. Friend's concern about the families who are still out of their homes. As she rightly...
Hilary Benn | 478 c314 (Link to this contribution) I would be happy to accept the hon. Gentleman's invitation. We will just need to sort out a date. On...
Jon Trickett | 478 c314 (Link to this contribution) Many of the communities in my area that were flooded last year will welcome the Secretary of State's...
Hilary Benn | 478 c314 (Link to this contribution) I know that my hon. Friend the Minister for the Environment has already talked to the Environment Ag...
Paul Robert Holmes | 478 c314 (Link to this contribution) May I take the Secretary of State back to the comments about long-term investment in flood defence? ...
Hilary Benn | 478 c316 (Link to this contribution) No, I do not accept the concern that the hon. Lady expresses. In the end, those decisions have to be...
Paddy Tipping | 478 c309 (Link to this contribution) Given my right hon. Friend's comments about fairness, he will be aware of the feeling in rural areas...
Hilary Benn | 478 c312 (Link to this contribution) First, I am glad to hear about the progress on the flood defence scheme to which my hon. Friend refe...
Rob Marris | 478 c311 (Link to this contribution) I welcome the statement and the Pitt report. We need even more funding for inland and coastal flood ...
Graham Stuart | 478 c313-4 (Link to this contribution) I have two questions about urgent matters. First, given that hundreds of my constituents and more th...
Subjects
Accountability Finance Flood control Electricity Land drainage Environment Agency Floods Local government Water supply Warnings Reservoirs Reconstruction Flooding Lessons Learned Review
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