As my right hon. Friend may know, yesterday parts of my constituency experienced severe flash flooding from surface water, which affected pretty much the whole of Canvey Island. On numerous occasions, many public-spirited individuals stepped in. I am thinking of people such as Neal Warren and Simon Hart who spent all afternoon unblocking sewers and road drains in Hadleigh, at their own risk, and the neighbours of Bill Monk, a 103-year-old whose carers could not reach him because of the floods. Would the Bill make people in such circumstances more confident that they are safe and will be protected?
Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Rebecca Harris
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 21 July 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill.
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