Climate Change

Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe Excerpts

Thursday 3rd April 2014 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Verma]

Absolutely, my Lords. In this House we have experts from both sides of the argument, which is why it is crucial that when debates take place we hear and challenge both sides when we think that there is a challenge to be made.

[Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (Lab)]

My Lords, would it conceivably help if the Minister could persuade some of the deniers to go down to the West Country and the Levels to help with the dredging and digging?

[Baroness Verma]

My Lords, what we have witnessed is a severe weather event. What we need to do is to have mitigation systems in place to ensure that those local residents do not have to suffer again as they have done.