Angela Watkinson
Main Page: Angela Watkinson (Conservative - Hornchurch and Upminster)(10 years, 9 months ago)
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Mr Pickles
The hon. Gentleman makes a reasonable point about the railways. We recognise that they are an important economic asset. I know that it is something that the Prime Minister personally is very concerned about, and arrangements are being made as we speak.
Dame Angela Watkinson (Hornchurch and Upminster) (Con)
What discussions have been held or are planned with the insurance industry to reassure people with properties in flood-risk areas?
Mr Pickles
We regularly talk to the insurance industry. The Water Bill will go some way towards providing reassurance. Its passage through Parliament will show that we have agreed to continue to abide by the commitments under the 2008 statement of principles. The Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member for North Cornwall, has just whispered to me that if my hon. Friend the Member for Hornchurch and Upminster (Dame Angela Watkinson) has a particular point in mind, he would be happy to deal with it.