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HANSARDFloodingI thank my hon. Friend for his work to support his community at this difficult time. If I can be of assistance in talking to the Department for Transport, of course I will be.06 Jan 2025HANSARDNeonicotinoid PesticidesThe UK Government are setting out their plans to deliver their commitment to end the use in England of toxic neonicotinoid pesticides that threaten vital pollinators. Bees and…06 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingI am incredibly interested in what the hon. Gentleman has had to say, because the last thing we want is it taking five years to deal with a problem when there is a simple solution…06 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingI thank the hon. Gentleman; that was another interesting and thoughtful question. I am happy to look into this in more detail for him, because if there are rules and regulations…06 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingI thank my hon. Friend. I am sure her constituent has done an incredible job—the flood groups have done an amazing job—and I understand why she must be feeling so exhausted. We…06 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingI thank the hon. Gentleman for highlighting the impact that flooding has, not just on homes but on medical facilities. It is important, but we need to look in the round at what…06 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingI thank the hon. Lady for her question. That is a really important question because, particularly today and in the past couple of days, many of our highways have been impacted.…06 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingMy hon. Friend is very charming, which always makes it harder to say no. I would be happy to look into the scheme in more detail for him.06 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingI thank my hon. Friend and congratulate her constituent who has managed to raise £5,000, which is incredible. I am at heart an optimist and always see the bright side. The silver…06 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingI cannot speak for all of Government, but I can certainly speak for what we are doing about property flood resilience—how we make our homes more resilient to flooding. We know…06 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingThat is an important question. Without going into this in too much detail, one of the important things when looking at sustainable urban drainage solutions is how they are going…06 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingAs I outlined earlier, we will ensure that any new homes are resistant to flooding and, importantly, do not contribute to more flooding in other areas—that is incredibly…06 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingI thank my hon. Friend for her question and for joining the call that we held with all the different organisations on the Friday. I anticipated that I might be pushed on that…06 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingThe right hon. Gentleman is always welcome to urge me to do many things. His proposal on how the Environment Agency works with local parishes is an interesting one, and I would be…06 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingAgain, my hon. Friend is right to point out how devastating flooding is. I would of course be happy to meet him and discuss the situation in his constituency, but just to reassure…06 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingOf course, where schemes are not working as effectively as they should—where there is room for improvement—this Government will make sure they do everything they can to improve…06 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingPart of the reason that we wanted to set up the flood resilience taskforce was to end the siloed working between different Government organisations. It is jointly chaired by me…06 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingI share my hon. Friend’s thanks to the Environment Agency. It does an incredible job and was out there working new year’s eve and new year’s day—not celebrating like many of us,…06 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingI just mentioned in response to the shadow Minister that we should be able to announce which schemes have been successful by next month at the latest. If the hon. Gentleman writes…06 Jan 2025HANSARDFloodingHearing the news that anybody has lost their life in a flood event is truly devastating, and my sympathies are with the family and loved ones of those victims. My hon. Friend is…06 Jan 2025