FLOOD MANAGEMENT

Early day motion 97, tabled 3 December 2008 by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Conservative). Signed by 65 members.

That this House notes the devastation caused by recent flooding and the institutional confusion and chaos that was exposed; regrets that responsibility for surface water flooding remains unclear, with no single body in charge; and urges the Government to bring responsibility for flood management under the remit of one body at the earliest opportunity.

Signatures by party: Conservative 39, Labour 9, Liberal Democrat 9, Independent 4, DUP 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2.