Statement on flooding: 5 January 2015
5 January 2016 (updated on 5 January 2016)
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Elizabeth Truss, made a statement in the House of Commons on Tuesday 5 January 2016 on flooding.
Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs , Kerry McCarthy, responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.
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