Ellie Chowns MP has called on Parliament for more action on flooding

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00:00So it's the end of another week here in Westminster and although it's sunny here,

00:04I know it has been raining in North Herefordshire and a lot of areas are seriously affected by

00:08flooding. I know roads are closed, schools are closed. I raised this in the House today actually

00:14and I asked a question to the government, will they make time for a debate on flood prevention

00:19and resilience? Because it's so important, we need councils to have the funding needed

00:24in order to unblock the drains. We need to make sure that all new development,

00:28housing and infrastructure is flood proof and takes into account the increasing likelihood

00:33and the increasing severity of flooding, taking into account climate change and of course we need

00:39to make sure that we're working with those that manage the land, working in partnership with

00:43farmers who've got such potential to help with natural flood management. I raised all of these

00:48issues in the Chamber this morning and I've written to the Minister this afternoon to drive

00:53the point home, we need to pay attention to flooding.