Storm Bert: National Preparedness Debate
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Baroness Smith of Llanfaes
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Storm Bert: National Preparedness
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Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab)
At the moment we are reviewing the whole criteria around flood funding, because it is not fit for purpose and certain areas that require funding are not necessarily eligible to get it. We are looking at it in the whole.
Baroness Smith of Llanfaes (PC)
My Lords, is the Minister confident that the Government are prepared and ready to handle red warnings?
Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab)
The Government are confident that they are working extremely hard to learn from previous events to improve responses as they go forward. That is why we have set up the Floods Resilience Taskforce; we want to ensure that we do the best job we can.