Felicity Buchan Leads Parliamentary Debate on Flooding in Kensington

Thames Barrier

Felicity Buchan has led a Westminster Hall Debate on flood risk in London and called for major investment in London's sewerage system.

Felicity was joined by a number of neighbouring MPs as well as Minister Jo Churchill, who attended on the Government's behalf. You can watch the full debate here.

Felicity said:

"London suffered severe flooding in July of last year, with my constituency of Kensington being particularly badly affected. In my debate, I laid out the extent of the flooding, and explored how Government can hold the relevant agencies and companies to account so that such events do not happen again. I also called for major investment in infrastructure in London’s sewerage system."

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