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Debate between Marcus Jones and Lord Benyon(14 years, 4 months ago)
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Richard Benyon
I thank my hon. Friend for her comments, and it will be very interesting to take up these matters with her Select Committee; I know they will be of great interest to it. This is all about getting the balance right. There are circumstances in which rural communities can put together a very good financial case, particularly with a form of local levy funding, to which I have already referred. We also have to recognise, however, that spending must go to where it is most effective and can secure as many homes as possible from the risk of flooding. I cannot talk in specifics on such a general issue, but I can assure my hon. Friend that this is an absolute priority that we will take forward.
Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (Con)
6. What recent discussions she has had on the objectives of the Campaign for the Farmed Environment; and if she will make a statement.