Flooding 10 min rule bill
Local Hull West and Hessle MP Emma Hardy today stood in the House of Commons and fought for the implementation of a bill which would ensure more protection for new build public and private properties and a national minimum requirement for flooding mitigation.
The Humber has the second largest area of floodplain in the UK, and Hull tops the list of local authorities with the largest number of homes classified as at high risk of flooding, at nearly 20,000 properties. In 2007, Hull was hit by floods causing £40 million worth of damage and many still have vivid memories of the water devastating our city.