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Flooding

Proceeding contribution from Lord Pickles (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 26 February 2014. It occurred during Opposition day on Flooding.

Again, if the hon. Lady would be kind enough to give me precise details of that matter, I will certainly engage with it. I do not want to give the impression that dredging is the solution to everything. It might well be inappropriate; in particular, it might make the situation of a very fast flowing river worse. We need to be able to put together bespoke solutions for particular areas. Part of my area of Essex has been saved from flooding by the sensible use of water meadows, which is an idea that I very much support. We cannot replace one doctrinaire view with another ideological one.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
576 c329 
Session
2013-14
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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