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Debate between Alistair Strathern and Mark Spencer
Thursday 1st February 2024
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The Minister for Food, Farming and Fisheries (Mark Spencer)
We have regular meetings with the food and drink sector to ensure that we are in tune with its concerns and aspirations. Those discussions will continue, and we will continue to support great businesses such as Coca-Cola in my hon. Friend’s constituency, support British jobs and generate benefit for the UK economy.
Alistair Strathern (Mid Bedfordshire) (Lab)
Towns and villages such as Maulden and Shefford in my constituency have seen their flood risk profile change dramatically over the years, partly owing to housing growth. How will the Minister ensure that funding for the Environment Agency and internal drainage boards adequately reflects the way in which that risk has evolved?