Felicity Buchan meets with DEFRA Minister

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This week, I met (virtually) with DEFRA Minister, Robbie Moore MP, and his team of officials to raise flooding issues. 

In particular, I raised concerns about Thames Water's lack of investment in long-term sewage and drainage infrastructure in West London and the FloodRe insurance scheme's eligibility rules.

The Minister took these issues on board and will be following up with Thames Water and FloodRe as soon as possible.

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