Felicity Buchan Meets the CEO of Thames Water

Thames Water

Felicity Buchan has met with the CEO of Thames Water, Sarah Bentley, and her team to discuss the progress they have made on addressing flooding in Kensington.

The team gave updates on the London Strategic Flood Group and the number of homes that have surveyed, however the MP for Kensington voiced her concerns about the pace at which remediation works are taking place.

Felicity said:

"I will continue to follow up with Thames Water and impress upon them the urgency of flood resilience work in time for the Summer when thunderstorms and severe flooding have occurred in the past. Please do get in touch if you are concerned about flooding."

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