Ministerial statement on Wednesday, 17 December 2008, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath.

Flooding: Pitt Report

Lords statement on the Government's response to Sir Michael Pitt's final report on the floods of summer 2007.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 706 c839-49
Session: 2008-09
Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Lord Tyler | 706 c843-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, we, too, welcome the Statement. Even more, we feel that we should express our gratitude to...; Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 706 c844-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Taylor, welcomed the Statement, but not much else. I thought that he ...; Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 706 c839-41 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, with the leave of the House I shall repeat a Statement made by my right honourable friend ...; Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 706 c847-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, in response to the noble Lord’s first question about whether the arrangements I have outli...; Earl Cathcart | 706 c847 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, largely support the thrust of this Statement. It is welcome that the Government ar...; Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 706 c848 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the £15 million will help fund additional activities, primarily within the 50 county and u...; Lord Greaves | 706 c848 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, welcome the Statement. When we had the Statement on the Pitt report in June, I pro...; Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 706 c849 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I cannot claim to be an expert on underground rivers and underground river flooding, altho...; Lord Selsdon | 706 c848 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an historic interest in water and sewerage. I was in the Library yesterday to ob...; Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 706 c849 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Lord makes an important point. That would be our intention. If a local authority...; Lord Colwyn | 706 c849 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, can the Minister confirm that, where new funding is spent on clearing drains, culverts, st...; Lord Hunt of Kings Heath | 706 c846-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, on his first point, my noble friend probably will know that I cannot give an assurance abo...; Lord Campbell-Savours | 706 c846 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this Statement is greatly welcomed and will be pored over in Cumbria. Will my noble friend...; Lord Taylor of Holbeach | 706 c841-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is nearly six months since the Secretary of State made a Statement in another place, wh...
Subjects: Accountability Housing Finance Flood control Infrastructure Land drainage Environment Agency Floods Local government Ownership Protection Warnings Water companies Sewers Rescue services Reservoirs Government responses Flooding Lessons Learned Review Cabinet committees National Flood Forecasting Centre
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on www.publications.parliament.uk

Flooding: Pitt Report

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