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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
FLOODS AND FLOOD DEFENCE (13 November 2002)

Motion Details

That this House notes the findings of the research by the Environment Agency which shows that around five million people, in two million properties, live in flood risk areas in England and Wales; notes how the risk of both inland and coastal flooding in these areas will increase as a result of increases in the frequency of extreme weather events and sea levels rising due to climate change; highlights how the autumn of 2000 saw the most extensive floods in England and Wales for over 50 years, with approximately 10,000 properties flooded and the cost of damage around one billion pounds; and calls on the Government to provide the resources needed to tackle the problem in a more strategic and holistic approach to water management and supply by strengthening existing legislation concerning developments on floodplains and promoting small soft solutions, such as ensuring that all new developments incorporate sustainable urban drainage.

Sponsored by:
Mr Jonathan Sayeed ()

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
42
69%
 
 
Independent
5
8%
 
 
Labour
5
8%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
4
7%
 
 
Not Available
2
3%
 
 
Speaker
1
2%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
2%
 
 
Ulster Unionist Party
1
2%
 
Sponsor List (61 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Sir David Amess
Con
Mr David Atkinson
Con
Sir Tony Baldry
Con
Lord Barker of Battle
UUP
Mr Roy Beggs
Spk
John Bercow
Con
Lord Blencathra
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
Con
Sir Sydney Chapman
Lab
Mr Tony Clarke
Derek Conway
Ind
Jeremy Corbyn
Islington North
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Con
David Davis
Goole and Pocklington
Con
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Con
Mr Peter Duncan
Lab
Bill Etherington
Con
Mr Nigel Evans
Con
Mark Field
Con
Lord Flight
Con
Mr Adrian Flook
Con
Mr Mark Francois
Rayleigh and Wickford
Con
Lord Garnier
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Con
James Gray
Con
Mr John Greenway
Ind
Mr Dominic Grieve
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
LD
Sir Nick Harvey
Con
Sir John Hayes
South Holland and The Deepings
Con
Sir Oliver Heald
LD
Paul Holmes
Con
Lord Horam
DUP
Mr Andrew Hunter
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
Con
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
Con
Sir David Lidington
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Lab
Rob Marris
Con
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Ind
Patrick Mercer
Con
Mr Malcolm Moss
Con
Dr Andrew Murrison
South West Wiltshire
Con
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
Con
Sir Hugh Robertson
Ind
Mrs Iris Robinson
Con
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
Mr Jonathan Sayeed (Sponsor)
Con
Andrew Selous
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
Ind
Bob Spink
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
Lab
Mark Tami
Alyn and Deeside
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
Con
Sir Bill Wiggin
Con
Mr David Wilshire
Con
Ann Winterton
LD
Richard Younger-Ross

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