Business of the House

Rebecca Pow Excerpts

Thursday 8th December 2016 Commons Chamber

[Rebecca Pow (Taunton Deane) (Con)]

Thank you very much, Mr Speaker, for giving me two bites of the cherry, and apologies for standing at the wrong time earlier, which goes to show how confusing this place is. Thank you for being so generous.

The floods of 2013 were devastating in Somerset, and my constituency covers half the area affected. The Somerset Rivers Authority was established to deal with future flood resilience. The then Prime Minister, David Cameron, and the then Secretary of State for the Environment gave assurances that the authority would be funded by a precept on council tax bills. Can my right hon. Friend give me an assurance that the legal framework for that is being established?

[Mr Speaker]

I think the hon. Lady is requesting a statement on the matter.