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Shrewsbury Floods

EDM number 1112 in 1999-00, proposed by Paul Marsden on 01/11/2000.

That this House congratulates the emergency services, including fire, police and ambulance services, Shrewsbury and Atcham Borough Council and Shropshire County Council, particularly its emergency planning team and volunteers, for showing dedication and professionalism in working in partnership to cope with the worst floods in Shrewsbury for 50 years; appreciates the Dunkirk spirit of local people across Shropshire; expresses concern for the anxiety and stress caused to those affected and the damage to property; and urges the Government and the Environment Agency to speedily prioritise and find new environmentally sensitive flood defence schemes after consulting with local people.

This motion has been signed by a total of 12 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Paul Marsden01/11/2000Shrewsbury & AtchamLabourProposed
Jeremy Corbyn02/11/2000Islington NorthLabourSigned
Derek Wyatt06/11/2000Sittingbourne & SheppeyLabourSigned
Alan Simpson07/11/2000Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Lynne Jones07/11/2000Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Nigel Jones07/11/2000CheltenhamLiberal DemocratSigned
Win Griffiths07/11/2000BridgendLabourSigned
Norman Godman08/11/2000Greenock & InverclydeLabourSigned
Alice Mahon09/11/2000HalifaxLabourSigned
Kevin McNamara14/11/2000Kingston upon Hull NorthLabourSigned
Bill Etherington17/11/2000Sunderland NorthLabourSigned
Rudi Vis21/11/2000Finchley & Golders GreenLabourSigned

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