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HANSARD Storm BertI thank my hon. Friend for his invitation to visit the gorge; I would very much like to take him up on it when time allows. I am sure he will welcome the review of the flood…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Storm BertI commend the hon. Gentleman for his work in trying to bring the agencies together in his locality, which is precisely what we are trying to do at a national level with the floods…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Storm BertMy hon. Friend should be reassured, and so should the whole House, that in most affected parts of the country, warnings were given with adequate time for people to prepare. I…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Storm BertI thank my hon. Friend for her question. Fire and rescue authorities have the powers to intervene, but she is quite right to point out that there is not a duty. Officials in my…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Storm BertI thank the hon. Gentleman for his question. Appropriate assessments will be made once we have had time to consider exactly what has gone on, but I am sure that, like me, he will…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Storm BertI thank the hon. Gentleman for his comments and I share his gratitude to those in the Devon and Somerset emergency services who are keeping people safe at this very difficult…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Storm BertIt is important that we look at all possible ways we can protect communities from flooding. I do not know the detail of the particular instance my hon. Friend is speaking about,…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Storm BertI echo the right hon. Gentleman’s comments about Philip Duffy at the Environment Agency and all his colleagues, who are doing an incredible job—they always do, every time storms…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Storm BertWe can take that into account when we look at the flooding formula, but I am sure the hon. Lady will welcome, as I do, the additional £60 million in the Budget for farmers who…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Storm BertI am sure that my hon. Friend will welcome our proposals to review the formula so that we can look at nature-based flood management in the way that he described. I will ask the…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Storm BertThe role of the floods resilience taskforce is to ensure not just that there is better co-ordination at national level and between national and local agencies, but that…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Storm BertWe are in close contact with colleagues in the Department for Transport, and safety must be the priority for both passengers and people who work as part of the crews on the trains…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Storm BertI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising that important point. Part of the role of the floods resilience taskforce will be to ensure that there is clarity on the ground,…25 Nov 2024HANSARD Storm BertI share the hon. Gentleman’s thanks to those who have been involved in protecting people from the impact of flooding. I can write to him on his specific question about the Dawlish…25 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsIt is very important that the Government listen to farmers, and of course we will do so, but I know that farmers are reasonable people. They will want to look at the facts and,…14 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsVessels are, of course, already required to report marine mammal bycatch. We are looking at implementing remote electronic monitoring on larger vessels to gather better data about…14 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsYes.14 Nov 2024HANSARDTopical QuestionsAs we have heard this morning, the public are rightly furious about the filthy, polluted state in which the previous Administration left our rivers, lakes and seas. That is why…14 Nov 2024HANSARDWater Sector CommissionI congratulate my hon. Friend on campaigning for her local water consumers. She is right to point to the wide failings across the system. We have charged Sir Jon Cunliffe with…14 Nov 2024HANSARDWater Sector CommissionThe independent commission on the water sector was launched on 23 October and will be chaired by Sir Jon Cunliffe. It is the biggest review of the industry since privatisation and…14 Nov 2024