Flooding Debate

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Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen

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Flooding

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Monday 7th December 2015

(8 years, 11 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Dubs Portrait Lord Dubs (Lab)
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My Lords, I declare an interest, because I have a house four miles south of Cockermouth which, according to neighbours, has been flooded. I was not there—

Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen Portrait Baroness Chisholm of Owlpen (Con)
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We have not heard from the Cross Benches yet and we have got just two minutes.

Lord Stoddart of Swindon Portrait Lord Stoddart of Swindon
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I have two short questions for the Minister. First, will he encourage people against non-permeable structures? Secondly, because electricity supply is so important, will he discuss with the electricity companies and National Grid protecting their substations from flooding?