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PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
FLOODS AND FLOOD DEFENCE (16 May 2005)

Motion Details

That this House notes the findings of the research by the Environment Agency which show that around five million people, in two million properties, live in flood risk areas in England and Wales; warns that 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 which could increase the number of properties at risk from flooding to 3.5 million; highlights the fact that claims for storm and flood damage in the UK have doubled to over £6 billion over the period 1998 to 2003; is concerned that more new developments are being situated in floodplains; and calls on the Government to take a more strategic and holistic approach to flood management and water supply by strengthening existing legislation concerning developments on flood plains, avoiding building new developments in high flood risk areas, ensuring that all new developments in at-risk areas incorporate measures to mitigate the impact of flooding and devolving power over flood defences as closely as possible to community level.

Sponsored by:
Sir Bill Wiggin (Conservative)

EDMS Sponsor By Party

Party
Votes
%
 
Conservative
59
76%
 
 
Independent
8
10%
 
 
Liberal Democrat
6
8%
 
 
Labour
2
3%
 
 
Plaid Cymru
1
1%
 
 
Not Available
1
1%
 
 
Democratic Unionist Party
1
1%
 
Sponsor List (78 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Con
Mr Peter Ainsworth
Con
Sir David Amess
Con
Mr Peter Atkinson
Con
Lord Bellingham
Con
Lord Blencathra
Con
Sir Peter Bottomley
Con
Sir Julian Brazier
Con
James Brokenshire
Derek Conway
Con
Lord Deben
DUP
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
Con
Michael Fabricant
Con
Mr Mark Francois
Rayleigh and Wickford
Con
Christopher Fraser
Con
Lord Garnier
Con
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Lab
Helen Goodman
Con
Michael Gove
Con
James Gray
Con
Lord Hammond of Runnymede
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
Con
Mr Mark Harper
Con
Sir John Hayes
South Holland and The Deepings
Con
Sir Oliver Heald
LD
Mr David Heath
LD
John Hemming
Con
Charles Hendry
Ind
Mr Stephen Hepburn
Ind
Lady Hermon
Con
Adam Holloway
Con
Lord Horam
LD
Simon Hughes
Con
Mr Nick Hurd
Con
Mr David Jones
Con
Daniel Kawczynski
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
Con
Robert Key
Con
Julie Kirkbride
Con
Baroness Laing of Elderslie
Con
Sir Julian Lewis
New Forest East
PC
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Con
Tim Loughton
Con
Sir Peter Luff
Con
Mrs Anne Main
Con
Mr Humfrey Malins
Con
Baroness May of Maidenhead
Con
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering
Ind
Patrick Mercer
Ind
Anne Milton
Con
Mr Malcolm Moss
Con
David Mundell
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
Con
Dr Andrew Murrison
South West Wiltshire
Con
Mr Stephen O'Brien
Con
Sir James Paice
Ind
Mr Andrew Pelling
Con
Lord Pickles
Con
Lord Randall of Uxbridge
Con
Mr Laurence Robertson
Con
Sir Hugh Robertson
Ind
Mrs Iris Robinson
LD
Dan Rogerson
Con
Andrew Rosindell
Romford
Con
Mr Lee Scott
Con
Andrew Selous
Lab
Alan Simpson
Con
Dame Caroline Spelman
Ind
Bob Spink
Con
Sir Desmond Swayne
New Forest West
Con
Lord Swire
Con
Lord Vaizey of Didcot
Con
Mr Robert Walter
Con
Dame Angela Watkinson
Con
Sir John Whittingdale
Maldon
Con
Sir Bill Wiggin (Sponsor)
LD
Roger Williams
Con
Mr David Wilshire
Con
Mr Rob Wilson
Con
Sir Jeremy Wright
Kenilworth and Southam

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