The former South Vale Bridge, now renamed
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26 Aug 2010
Eric is giving his support to Ed Miliband in the Labour leadership contest.
He has invited Ed to return to Carlisle on Bank Holiday Monday when he will call in on the Stanwix city by-election campaign and meet party members at the Crown and Mitre.
Eric said,
"I have worked with all the candidates. I think there are four - Ed and David Miliband, Ed Balls and Andy Burnham - that could do the job. But I think that Ed is the one that would do the best job.
"The party needs to look at what went wrong and learn from that. Ed seems to be the only one of the leadership campaigners who has had the energy to come up to Cumbria."
Party members will shortly be receiving ballot papers and the result is due at Labour's Conference on 25 September.
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The former South Vale Bridge, now renamed
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Eric has paid tribute to a former Environment Agency manager who was instrumental in the city's flood defence scheme.
The South Vale Bridge over the Caldew between Denton Holme and Bousteads Grassing has been renamed in honour of Kim Nicholson, who died of cancer in 2007.
Speaking at the renaming ceremony, Eric said,
"Kim was born in Carlisle and she understood the trauma of flooding. The people of Carlisle will be grateful for the next 100 years for what she did."
Carlisle's Tory MP has paid tribute to Eric in his maiden speech in the Commons.
John Stevenson acknowledged that Eric had the interests of the city at heart and always did his best for Carlisle. He went on the mention Eric's work in getting the flood defences built and the improvement to the West Coast main line.
The relevant section of Mr Stevenson's speech reads:
"My predecessor was a Labour Member, and although our politics, outlook and the way in which we do things are different, I acknowledge that Eric Martlew had the interests of Carlisle at heart. He came from Carlisle, he believed in Carlisle and he clearly did his best for Carlisle, and I do not think that more can be asked of a constituency MP.
"I would like to cite two examples of Eric's work. In 2005, when we had the great floods in Carlisle that were devastating for many people, he got heavily involved and managed to convince the Government to spend considerable sums on building flood defences. I am delighted to say that those flood defences are now almost complete. Eric also had a great interest in rail and was a member of the all - party group on the west coast rail line. During his years as a Member, the Euston - to - Carlisle train journey time dropped considerably. I am benefiting from that, in that my train journeys are half an hour to an hour shorter than they would have been. If the high - speed rail link is introduced, I would like think that that journey time will drop further."
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McVities factory, Caldewgate
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Eric has said he is horrified at the thought of the North West Development Agency being broken up.
He compared the Conservative plans to replace it with small local agencies based on councils to the Carlisle Renaissance, Eric said the idea is horrifying.
Eric was praised by Ged Caig who represents council workers for the GMB. Mr Caig said that after the floods, businesses, especially McVitie's, were thinking of pulling out of Carlisle, but Eric intervened and got the NWDA to help out with over £1M and saved 1200 Carlisle jobs.
Eric has said he is disappointed at the Carlisle election result.
He praised Michael Boaden and the Labour campaigners for their hard work, and said that boundary changes had contributed to the loss of the seat. He went on to say that it was time for Gordon Brown to stand down as Labour leader.
Eric said,
"Obviously, we're very disappointed. Locally, we had a good campaign and a good candidate but we didn't have the shed-full of money that the Conservatives were given.
"The result in Carlisle was probably a result of a lot of things - the boundary change which brought Wetheral into the constituency probably gave the Conservatives just over 1,000 more votes and that has tipped the balance. With the original boundaries which I inherited from Ron Lewis, I believe we would have won it easily."
"Before we go into the next election we need a new Labour Party leader. I think Gordon has done a good job but it was obvious knocking on doors that he's not the most popular Prime Minister. We need a new leader to take us to the next election."
"Looking at the figures it's obvious that the Tories have the most seats and the most votes. My view is that they should be allowed to form a minority government. I don't believe we should cobble together a coalition with the Lib Dems and I am not a great believer in proportional representation. You never wish to lose an election but I think this next government could be facing a very poisoned chalice."
7 Apr 2010
Eric has said that Labour has served Carlisle well.
He says that as an MP he has helped many people and that at councillor level Labour representatives give good service. He says that the failures of the Tory run city council in impacting the local Tory vote.
Eric said
"All MPs like to think they have a personal vote but in reality, in 23 years, you've helped some people and you've also disappointed some people. There are people who vote for you personally and vote against you personally.
"What's important is that people know that at MP level and at councillor level they get a good service from their Labour representatives. Hopefully, people think that I've served the city well and that rubs off on the party.
"What could well be a factor this time is the failure of the Tory-run city council to regenerate the city. That's having a major impact on the Tory vote."
5 Apr 2010
Eric has called the north Carlisle schools consultation a sham.
He has heavily criticised the demolition of Belah school which has severely reduced options in the area. He believes the Belah site could be used for extra classrooms for one of the other schools such as Kingmoor as well as a proposed super surgery.
Eric said,
"It is totally disgraceful that they've knocked down Belah School. That was done deliberately so that the refurbishment of Belah was not an option.
"The solution would have been to refurbish part of Belah and use it as a school or as an annex to one of the others. The consultation is a sham because there is no alternative. It is a mess now and there needs to be some careful thought given to what happens next."
After Eric raised the problem a few months ago about slow ambulance response times, the Care Quality Commission have investigated.
The MP got complaints after the closure of Cumbria's ambulance control centre but Sue McMillan, the Commission's North-West Director has agreed there was an issue and that response times are being addressed.
Eric said,
"We had a series of incidents where ambulances were late in arriving. In most cases it didn't matter - no-one died as a result - but it needed to be looked at. I am pleased they have acknowledged there have been problems."
"Cumbria Ambulance Control had an extremely good track record and the new service must be improved to ensure the public have confidence that the present service is as good, if not better."
29 Mar 2010
The former Lonsdale Cinema is again under threat.
Eric fought for the building to be listed and achieved that in 2007 hoping the city would get a theatre and arts centre. But now that listed status has been revoked after an appeal.
Empera Estates who now own the building want to knock it down to build flats, but say they are open to offers.
Eric said,
"The real hope when the building was listed was that would delay demolition long enough for the city council to do something. Unless the council is prepared to come in now, its future must be under a serious cloud."
Eric has said that a prison at Carlisle would bring back many of the jobs lost when RAF 14MU closed.
He said Kingmoor Park had been a great success and bringing a prison to the city would bring recession proof jobs to the city.
Eric said,
"The thing that pleases me most is that, going back, this site was RAF 14 MU. There, we lost 800 Government jobs - under the Tories - and this would be an opportunity to bring 600 back.
"Kingmoor Park has been a great success because the site now employs more people than it did under the RAF. These 600 jobs would be the icing on the cake. These are Government jobs, professional jobs and are recession-proof, in a way. I am excited about this. From talks held so far, Kingmoor Park seems to tick most of the boxes."
He added,
"That the proposed site is away from the city centre is not seen as a problem. Indeed, for some people it's a good thing. People are often anti-prison until they get one, then they do all they can to keep them.
"Because this is not next to a residential area, it is a great advantage. So far I have been pleased with the way the Government has dealt with Kingmoor Park and the reaction from the people in the area."
Eric has said that beleaguered Cumbria University bosses should be free to solve the university's financial mess.
The take-over of Newton Rigg is seen as a major source of the problems and Eric says the university should not be shackled when dealing with the problems.
Eric said,
"When they took over Newton Rigg, it was a financial disaster. The University of Central Lancashire were paid £8m to get out, so they got a very good deal. Cumbria got a very bad deal.
"The higher education is okay, but it's different on the further education side: they get £3m to provide it but I believe it costs £8m. So it's all right for these people to say don't do this, or don't do that, but the university has to put its finances in order. Sentimentality should not be part of it. If we are not careful, we will lose everything.
"I'm not saying they should sell the farms. I'm saying that the board should be given a free hand to put things right.
"We can't have a university crippled because it is running further education. The idea of the university was to bring higher education to the county, especially the north. The south of Cumbria is well served by Lancaster University, which is just 20 minutes from Kendal down the motorway. There should be no restrictions on what they sell or close. If that means selling land, then fair enough."
Better communication between the Environment Agency and insurance companies is one result of a meeting organised by Eric this week.
He met with Huw Irranca-Davies, Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Environment and representatives of major insurance companies to discuss household premiums in flooded areas.
Eric said,
"By the very nature of calling the meeting, it led to senior executives looking at the situation and putting things in place to improve it. The Environment Agency - which had a representative there - has traditionally updated insurers every year with information about completed defence schemes. They will now do that every three months. That will mean they will have more information, more quickly.
"It won't bring premiums down to the levels they were in 2005 - because of inflation and rising costs - but it will being them down. Hopefully people affected by other floods - such as in Cockermouth and Workington - shouldn't have to pay excessive premiums for too long.'
On Tuesday, officials from Aviva (formerly Norwich Union) Axa, and Zurich and Aviva were at the meeting in London.
18 Mar 2010
Carlisle MP, Eric Martlew, said today how pleased he was to learn that Carlisle station has been re-accredited under the Secure Station Scheme.
He said,
"I send my congratulations to all the staff at the Citadel station. This is very encouraging for Carlisle."
12 Mar 2010
Eric is meeting with Huw Irranca-Davies, Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Environment, and with insurance companies next week.
He is concerned that still too many Carlisle residents are being charged too much for household insurance because of an outdated perceived flood risk.
Eric said,
"The Government has an agreement with the insurance companies where they will continue to insure properties that have been flooded if the Government will start the construction of flood defences within a five year timescale. In Carlisle, the Government has kept its side of the bargain and in the Warwick Road area the defences have been operative for about two years.
"Despite this successful defence scheme people are still having to pay massive premiums or, in fact, are unable to get cover.
"It may be greed on the part of the insurance companies or simply that their computer systems have not been updated with the flood defence information, but many homes are still being quoted premiums that are now too high.
"The insurance brokers in Carlisle tell me things haven't been getting any better, if anything, they have been getting worse.
"Yet the flood defences in Warwick Road have been up for a couple of years and protected about 600 homes in the floods last November.
"Insurance should be back to a normal situation and there should be competition in the market."
Eric has chaired what may well be his last series of debates in the Commons.
As a senior MP, he chairs debates in Westminster Hall, the Commons' second debating chamber. The topics included Motoring, Raising of the Pension Age, Tankers (Lyme Bay), 2012 Olympics (Employment) and Passenger Safety (Railway Platforms) .
Eric has tabled a Commons motion deploring a high intensity dairy unit.
He says that the cows should be put out to pasture instead of being raised mainly indoors in the Lincolnshire plant.
Eric's Early Day Motion reads:
EDM 1037
LARGE-SCALE DAIRY UNITS
08.03.2010
Martlew, Eric
That this House is firmly opposed to the proposed dairy unit in Lincolnshire housing up to 8,100 cows that will be kept indoors for most of the year; notes that the cows are likely to produce extremely high milk yields; further notes that the key finding of a 2009 scientific opinion by the European Food Safety Authority is that breeding for high milk yield is the major factor causing poor welfare to cows; believes that cows should be farmed in pasture-based systems as these enable them to express natural behaviours and are associated with lower levels of lameness; further believes that the proposed unit is taking UK dairy farming in the wrong direction and that the way forward lies in the use of healthy robust herds with lower milk yields but higher net margins for farmers due to lower culling rates, lower heifer replacement costs and higher sale prices for their calves and cull cows; and urges retailers and producers of dairy products not to source milk from such large-scale intensive dairy units where cows receive only minimal grazing.
Eric has said that a private hospital clinic, built speculatively for profit, remains unused because of NHS success in cutting waiting lists.
The clinic, next to Cumberland Infirmary, has remained unused since it was completed by NorthStar Capita Projects two years ago.
Eric said,
"If somebody wants to build another private hospital that's fair enough. This just seems to have been a bad investment. I don't think it's budgetary constraints that are stopping the NHS taking it on.
"The new NHS policy means hospitals are moving away from having more beds and people are being cared for more in their own homes.
"It's not for the NHS to bail this company out of a bad position, but if they're prepared to cut their losses then something may be possible."
NorthStar Capita Projects are objecting to the Caldew Hospital plan which comes up for consideration soon.
Eric says that a meeting to help the funding crisis and the University of Cumbria went well.
He and the university's vice chancellor Professor Peter McCaffery met David Lammy, the Higher Education Minister on Tuesday to find a way through the problems.
Eric said,
"It was a very positive meeting but we will only find out how successful it was when we get the answer to our question. The minister says he will look at this very carefully and come back to us within a month, I'm optimistic that will happen.
"When I spoke to people at the university back in December there was issue around whether the university could survive. That wasn't an issue in this meeting, it was about how it is stabilised and how it goes forward."
3 Mar 2010
A rising birth rate has caught out the County Council in the north of Carlisle.
They are now admitting that they need more school places, which more than vindicates Eric's opposition to the closure of Belah School, which has given rise to these new problems. Stanwix parents are to asked about school expansion plans
Eric is getting complaints from residents about the school situation north of the river since Belah School was closed.
He said,
"I had a mother in my surgery last week who was having to have her child taxied across town, the problem is getting worse not better.
"Belah should never have been closed. The real solution is to build a small community school on that site. It could well be that the costs of doing that would be no more than the costs of building the extensions to the schools.
"I have grave concerns about the overcrowding of the Stanwix schools and there are fears that Rockcliffe could lose its rural school character.
"They got rid of temporary classrooms now they're having to bring them back again due to the stupidity of the county council, it didn't listen to the people who could see the reality of the situation."
26 Feb 2010
Eric has set up a meeting on Tuesday with Higher Education Minister David Lammy.
University of Cumbria vice chancellor Professor Peter McCaffery will be with Eric when they attempt to thrash out a deal for the cash strapped university. Up to 200 jobs could go as the university struggles with a £20M deficit.
Eric said,
"I think things probably have not been as well managed as they could have been and I think the board has got to take some responsibility, but we are where we are.
"We've got to secure the long-term future of the university and get the best deal we can for it. There is a need for some capital money to improve the existing estate and a guarantee from the minister for the long-term future of the university.
"I'm optimistic the university has a long-term future but we need that assurance from the minister and we need some infrastructure money over the next few years. The vice chancellor has got to tell David Lammy that there is a business case which will put it back on a strong footing."
The university was formed by the amalgamation of existing colleges in August 2007, but has been hit badly the recession and its funding shortfall since then.
Eric got behind the wheel of a lorry as part of a visit to see apprentices at city training firm System Training.
He met with the apprentices as well as prospective employers at the firm which is the only place that provides logistics training in warehousing and distribution.
Eric said,
"In Carlisle, we have a great tradition in the logistics industry. The likes of Stobart and Armstrong and many more were all founded in the Borders region and have gone on to great success. We have got to make sure that we have young people with the skills for the 21st century.
"What we used to do just won't do anymore, we've got to be more systematic and give youngsters the skills employers require. I am impressed with the quality of the youngsters - this is the way forward. By giving youngsters these skills we can ensure this part of the country continues to lead the logistics industry."
The teenagers hope to secure jobs with local employers in the field at the end of their six month course.
Councillor Michael Boaden, Leader of the Labour Group on Carlisle City Council has called on Council Leader, Mike Mitchelson to urgently clarify the position with regard to the Caldew Riverside site.
Reacting to the news that University of Cumbria have made it clear that they have no intention of proceeding with any plans for a Headquarters in that area, Cllr Boaden said:
'Although disappointed about this setback to establishment of the University HQ in Carlisle, I am pleased that the Board have clarified their position and I wish them well in their efforts to address the serious current difficulties and establish a stronger, fit for purpose institution.
However the decision does inevitably lead to a series of questions which must be answered urgently by the Leader of the Council.
Firstly we need to know the position with moneys spent and potentially committed to the remediation of the land. The Leader of the Council said earlier in the week that this work would continue.
Is this correct and sensible given that it is my understanding that the support from the North West Development Agency was conditional on development plans being proceeded with? Also in the light of the University decision will the Council now have to repay the money already received and spent? And if not what is the purpose of spending further considerable sums of public money on remediation of land which is not now to be developed in the foreseeable future?
Secondly what is the position with the discussions involving Tesco, who have an interest in land in the area? The City Council leadership passed responsibility for leading these discussions over to Carlisle Renaissance. This was a bad move with the potential to lead to a bad deal for the people of the City and these negotiations must be ended and the prospect of some kind of land swap involving the land allocated for a supermarket at Morton must be halted immediately. As the Labour Group has called for consistently for many months there must now be open competition for the disposal of land at Morton.
Finally given that securing the position of the University on Caldew Riverside was one of the limited priorities of Carlisle Renaissance, is it possible to ask them to immediately switch their focus to the 'people's priorities' of sorting out Botchergate and getting on with helping to establish a Theatre for Carlisle.'
Mr Boaden is the Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Carlisle.
Michael Boaden, Labour's candidate for Carlisle at the next General Election has today stated that he will be writing to the Competition Commission regarding the decision of Stagecoach to stop running the Dalston to Cotehill bus service.
Mr Boaden said,
'Stagecoach unilaterally pulled the plug on a vital and important service for residents in a number of villages around Carlisle. This was not only a backward step but clearly demonstrated the dangers of one operator having a monopoly on the provision of services in an area like Carlisle.
I am pleased that the County Council has been able to step in on this occasion but we all recognise that such intervention is not always possible.
The Competition Commission have been charged by the Office of Fair Trading with making a detailed study as to whether bus services in the UK are lacking in competition in a way that results 'in a detrimental effect on customers such as higher prices, lower quality or less choice of goods and services.
I will be submitting this issue as evidence of what can happen to the quality of service offered to customers if one company has such a powerful position.
The example of the Dalston to Cotehill route is just the latest in a series of actions by Stagecoach, which clearly demonstrate that the priority is profit rather than public service.
They have often used their monopoly position to arbitrarily propose the axing and changing of routes and raise already high fares without proper notice. In short we have a situation in the City where the bus company fails to provide a full and proper public service and there is often little that can be done.
Furthermore I will lobby hard to ensure that any recommendations coming forward from the Commission are progressed."
Labour's parliamentary candidate Michael Boaden has hit out at the scandalous waste of Renaissance.
He says nothing has been achieved for the millions of public money spent. He was speaking as the Tories and Lib Dems rejected Labour's plans to use some of the money to clean up the city.
Michael said,
"Over five years Renaissance has cost £6.6m in public money. That's a shocking, scandalous waste. Not one job created, not one change made."
"There is £300,000 in the Renaissance budget next year. Labour wanted to use £80,000 of to regenerate Botchergate and St Nicholas.
"Also that £100,000 be spent cleaning up the city. That would pay for two enforcement officers to check on litter and dog fouling, and would augment the work of area maintenance teams. The city is getting dirtier and it will get worse unless we do something about it."
Eric has welcomed the decision by NHS Cumbria to review the plans for a 'super surgery' at Hilltop Heights.
He has campaigned from the start that the location is unsuitable and poorly served by public transport, making it a bad choice for the elderly especially as well as mothers with young children.
Eric said,
"This super surgery will be built with public money and we have an opportunity not only to have great GP and medical facilities but also to upgrade a part of the city which desperately needs it. It's a win-win situation.
"The Hilltop Heights site was always remote and inaccessible and it would cost a lot to get public transport to go there. The St Nicholas Gate site, on the other hand, is well supplied with buses; it's on the flat. The only worry now is whether the public money will be there to do it."
Eric is incredulous that the West Coast Main Line should be crippled by a mouse. Not a computer mouse but a live furry one.
Network Rail have written to Eric to explain that the hold up on January 2nd, the day of Carlisle's match at Everton, was caused by a "rodent-damaged cable".
Eric said,
"It's a nonsense that the whole of the West Coast Mainline could have been brought to a standstill by a mouse!
"We've spent £9 billion on doing up the line and yet we have a situation where not only were the people going to the Everton match delayed but the West Coast Mainline was brought to a standstill for half a day. I got there late but some didn't get there at all. People got there by all sorts of means - some by taxi. There was a lot of inconvenience. It was probably the most important match for Carlisle in the last five years.
"The point is it should never have happened. The wires should have been protected and 'Mighty Mouse" shouldn't have been allowed to stop Carlisle United fans in their tracks in this way."
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The addition of Wetheral to the Carlisle constituency does not worry Labour's parliamentary candidate Michael Boaden.
The traditionally Tory village and its over 3000 voters has been moved from the safe Tory Penrith seat into the city.
Michael said,
"We are just getting on with the job - going out and talking to people, in Wetheral as in everywhere else," he said.
"There are plenty of Labour voters in Wetheral. And now they are more likely to vote because they are not lost in a strong Tory area.
"Eric has always regarded Carlisle as marginal and I am not taking anyone for granted. I know we've got a fight on this year, but I'm very, very positive."
Labour's parliamentary candidate, Michael Boaden, who leads the Labour opposition on Carlisle City Council, has said he is aghast at the rising cost of Carlisle Renaissance.
Since the original partnership of the County and City Council handed control to an independent board, costs have escalated, but the city's council tax payers are still footing the bill.
Michael said,
"This is an extraordinary sum of money. The people of Carlisle have a right to ask - 'What have we got to show for it?'
"The answer is a lot of reports and consultants' documents and precious little on the ground. Public money is being wasted on a grand scale."
Much of the finance has come from other sources, but the City Council has put in £2 million so far.
Labour's Parliamentary Candidate, Michael Boaden, has poured cold water on a scare put about by his Tory opponent.
John Stevenson had claimed that Labour would introduce a new tax on listening to music which he said would cost charities. But Michael says the government will not be taxing people to listen to music.
Michael said,
"The Government is not imposing a new tax on anybody in relation to recorded music or anything else relating to such arrangements. Indeed, at the end of last year, the Government launched a consultation aimed at encouraging small venues like village halls to organise live music events without needing specific licences. They have encouraged a clearer system of licensing that has worked well."
Eric has raised the issue of big bills for burst pipes with the Environment Secretary.
He says that leaking water pipes after the thaw could mean huge increases in charges for metered customers.
Eric said,
"It looks like United Utilities could make a lot of money out of other people's misery. In a normal winter, this is not as big a problem, but it has been exceptionally cold. There is a need for special concession for people affected by burst pipes who then face a big increase in water bills.
"I have bought a ready-made mix for my car washers, but it has been so cold that it has frozen. I think United Utilities need to make allowances.
"It is unfair if those on meters suffer additional hardship over those on unmetered supply."
Hilary Benn, the Environment Secretary, said that customers should not be subject to unjustified additional charges.
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Michael Boaden has succeeded in squashing attempts by council leaders to cut funding to community centres in Carlisle.
He tabled a motion at a council meeting at the Civic Centre to block the cuts plan because of the 'central role' the centres play in the life of the city.
Michael said,
"Funding cuts would be a major step back for the council. Make no mistake, this will result in jobs being lost and a greater burden will be put on volunteers - and they might not want to step forward in quite the same way. The bond between this council and community centres will be broken. This is a terrible way to treat all those who work in and use our community centres. We should be celebrating them, not cutting them."
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The weir at Denton Holme - the river now safe from flooding
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Eric has praised the work of the Environment Agency and its contractors.
This comes as it was announced that Carlisle's flood defences will be completed within a few weeks, a year ahead of schedule.
Eric said,
"The fact that the Carlisle flood defences are near completion is a tribute to the Environment Agency for their planning and management of the scheme, the contractors for the exemplary way in which they carried out the work and the investment that was made available to fund this vital scheme.
"Because of all these efforts, the people of Carlisle were saved the misery of being flooded again last November."
2,500 homes and business will now be far better protected as the final phase which protects the city centre and the Willowholme and Denton Holme areas is soon to be finished.
While Carlisle shivers, Eric remembers the disaster of another weather event five years ago.
It was five years ago that the city was devastated by floods with thousands of homes inundated by up to seven feet of water as rain poured down on the city.
Eric and his wife Elsie were among those who were victims of the floods. Looking back Eric commented,
"The floods were devastating but people pulled together magnificently. The response in Carlisle became an example.
"The important thing is that we didn't have the floods and then just forget them. Lessons were learned. There was a big inquiry, which I gave evidence to, and recommendations were made which the Government accepted.
"I think we should also pay tribute to the Government, the Environment Agency, and the relevant contractors for the exemplary work done on our flood defences, which means people here can now sleep soundly and safely in their beds."
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