I agree. Picking up on the hon. Gentleman's point about co-ordination, I actually began having meetings with Cockermouth flood action group before the floods, and I have had meetings with Barepot-Workington flood action group as well. One of the things I always insist on is inviting Natural England, the Environment Agency, the Lake District National Park Authority, the Highways Agency, the local council and so on. Doing so avoids the issues that the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale raised. If we are all sat round the same table with the residents from the action group, it is difficult to pass the buck and say, ““Well, it's not us, it's the county council””, or, ““It's not us, it's Natural England””.
Flooding (West Cumbria)
Proceeding contribution from
Tony Cunningham
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 17 November 2010.
It occurred during Adjournment debate on Flooding (West Cumbria).
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