URGENT work is needed to protect residents and homes from flooding in North Yorkshire a local Conservative MP claims.
Anne McIntosh, the Vale of York MP and the shadow environment minister, wants the Government to take swift action.
Miss McIntosh said "I am alarmed to see that 2.4 million properties are at risk from flooding nationally and that in the Yorkshire and Humber region over 350,000 properties are at risk from flooding.
"The 2007 Floods had a dramatic effect on electricity substations, water and sewage treatment works, as well as the road and rail network.
"Therefore there is a real need to maintain power and water supplies and protect essential services during a flood emergency.
"We need assurances from the Government that they see the importance of critical infrastructure resilience and act accordingly.
"I have severe reservations over this country’s preparedness for and protection from a future flood; highlighting the Government’s clear dithering and delay on the issue."
She has written to several people on the issue including the Secretary of State for the Environment Food and Rural affairs, Hilary Benn MP.
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