The 2020 Floods

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Climate Change – in the Senedd at 1:20 pm on 16 June 2021.

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Photo of Buffy Williams Buffy Williams Labour 1:20, 16 June 2021

I'd also like to congratulate both Ministers on their new appointments. Minister, the NRW report following the floods of 2020 matters a great deal to the Rhondda residents, in particular, residents of Pentre, where 169 homes and 12 businesses flooded internally. The NRW duty manager at the time said, on record, and I quote:

'From the photographs and pictures available it is evident that wooded material entered the watercourse and ended up blocking the grid.'

I recently met with RCT council leader Andrew Morgan, who confirmed to me that the council's section 19 report is in its final stages and will be released later this month. If the report confirms wooded debris significantly contributed to the flooding in Pentre by blocking the culvert grids, will the Minister meet NRW with me to discuss the impact and cost on the community I represent?