ENVIRONMENT AGENCY AND FLOOD PREVENTION

Early day motion 1639, tabled 30 July 1998 by Nick Harvey (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 33 members.

That this House expresses its concern at the threat posed to many areas of the country by flooding; regrets that the Environment Agency schemes which address this problem are being delayed and put back by as much as five years; sees that unhealthy and possibly dangerous situations are created through floods; notes that lives and homes are being imperilled due to financial shortages at the Environment Agency; and calls on the Government to increase funding to protect those threatened and frequently inconvenienced by this problem.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 20, Conservative 6, Labour 3, Plaid Cymru 2, Independent Labour 1, UKUP 1.