Emergency Question: Flooding in the Conwy Valley

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 1:45 pm on 11 February 2020.

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Photo of Lesley Griffiths Lesley Griffiths Labour 1:45, 11 February 2020

Local authorities are a very important partner in all that we do to alleviate flood risk, and those sorts of conversations will take place, for instance, when we're looking at putting forward a flood-alleviation scheme. I know those discussions have taken place already. I think it's also really important to recognise the work that local authorities do at a time such as we've seen at the weekend; to ensure that sand bags, for instance, are brought forward. I know that some of the correspondence I've received from Janet Finch-Saunders's constituents has raised that issue. So, that's an ongoing discussion with officials.