Debates between Mike Wood and Theresa Villiers during the 2019-2024 Parliament

Mon 10th Feb 2020

Flood Response

Debate between Mike Wood and Theresa Villiers
Monday 10th February 2020

(4 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Mike Wood Portrait Mike Wood (Dudley South) (Con)
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Flooding in urban areas such as Dudley South is often made worse by overflowing drains, often caused not by blockages in the drains but downstream in the water waste pipes. Will my right hon. Friend keep pressure on water companies properly to maintain waste water drainage pipes to ensure that our local communities do not suffer an unnecessary risk of flooding?

Theresa Villiers Portrait Theresa Villiers
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I will certainly maintain the pressure on water companies to act responsibly on flooding and to play their part in mitigating it, as is the case with the pressure that we apply to them to improve their record on pollution.