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Statutory Fire Service Duty To Respond To Major Flooding

EDM number 237 in 2016-17, proposed by Kate Hoey on 15/06/2016.
Categorised under the topics of Fire services and Flooding.

That this House recognises the magnificent work undertaken by firefighters in rescuing people from flood incidents; acknowledges that, unlike in England and Wales, the law in Scotland and Northern Ireland requires the fire and rescue service to respond to serious flooding; believes this anomaly should now be rectified; understands that such a change would not require primary legislation; notes that this duty would assist the co-ordination and capacity to cope with further flooding, which is increasingly likely due to climate changes; and calls on the Government to implement a statutory duty for fire and rescue services to respond to serious flooding in England and Wales.

This motion has been signed by a total of 22 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Kate Hoey15/06/2016VauxhallLabourProposed
Kelvin Hopkins15/06/2016Luton NorthLabourSeconded
Ian Mearns27/06/2016GatesheadLabourSeconded
Dennis Skinner28/06/2016BolsoverLabourSeconded
Alan Meale28/06/2016MansfieldLabourSeconded
Gavin Robinson28/06/2016Belfast EastDUPSeconded
Jim Shannon28/06/2016StrangfordDUPSigned
Chris Stephens28/06/2016Glasgow South WestScottish National PartySigned
Ronnie Campbell28/06/2016Blyth ValleyLabourSigned
Jim Cunningham28/06/2016Coventry SouthLabourSigned
Lady Hermon29/06/2016North DownIndependentSigned
Paul Flynn30/06/2016Newport WestLabourSigned
David Simpson04/07/2016Upper BannDUPSigned
Caroline Lucas06/07/2016Brighton, PavilionGreenSigned
Ruth Smeeth12/07/2016Stoke-on-Trent NorthLabourSigned
Tom Blenkinsop13/07/2016Middlesbrough South and East ClevelandLabourSigned
Peter Bottomley19/07/2016Worthing WestConservativeSigned
Yasmin Qureshi19/07/2016Bolton South EastLabourSigned
Naseem Shah20/07/2016Bradford WestLabourSigned
Liz McInnes15/09/2016Heywood and MiddletonLabourSigned
Rosie Cooper10/10/2016West LancashireLabourSigned
Jon Cruddas02/11/2016Dagenham and RainhamLabourSigned

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