FLOODING MUST BE A HIGHER PRIORITY" CLAIMS DAVID HEATH
11.17.00am GMT Sat 14th Mar 2009
Somerton and Frome MP David Heath yesterday spoke out about flooding in his constituency. Mr Heath, who had secured the debate on flooding in Somerset, talked about the need for engagement with the problem from all levels.
To combat flooding, Mr Heath called for:
o Proper maintenance and drainage works across the county.
o River catchment management as at the River Parrot.
o Community ideas to provide resilience for individual houses
should be spread across flood-prone areas of the country.
o An organised and formal community response in instances of flooding.
Mr Heath criticised the Government for not having dealt with "facilities such as schools" and claimed that making them flood resistant should be a matter of public policy. Giving the example of Countess Gytha School in Queen Camel, Mr Heath described how the school had been repeatedly flooded and its pupils repeatedly evacuated and moved into alternative accommodation.
Mr Heath said: "We have seen flooding and the devastation it brings time and time again. We need to seriously consider how to tackle the problems associated with flooding and this can only be done if each body of decision making pulls together, from national through to local. Flooding needs to be a higher priority for all."
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