Somerset County Council has welcomed the Prime Minister David Cameron’s announcement in the House of Commons that he supports dredging on the Somerset Levels as a huge boost.
Mr Cameron made his comment in the House during Prime Minister’s Questions. He said: “ Dredging will start again as soon as it is practical .”
His comment was welcomed by Somerset County Council Leader John Osman . “ This is just what we wanted to hear from the PM, ” he said. “We have lobbied hard to get national attention, we are in a Major Incident due to the extent and length of time that much of the county is flooded.
“ Now we have the PM behind us, people can start to believe that real action, dredging the rivers, sorting the drainage systems, protecting our communities will really happen. I am delighted to hear this. ”
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Press Release, January 29, 2014