My hon. Friend raises a rather tragic case.

Demountable defences, which can be temporarily placed alongside key rivers such as the Severn, have played an important role, but, as my

My hon. Friend makes an important point.

My hon. Friend makes an important point.

I should be happy to meet the hon. Gentleman to discuss those issues.

As I said earlier, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales met and discussed this matter with the First Minister.

My right hon. Friend has made an important point.

My hon. Friend, who represents a coastal community, highlights an important issue.

We do have a farming flood recovery fund, but we have not activated it yet because it generally supports the recovery of lost grassland o

As I said earlier, the Secretary of State for Wales met the First Minister this morning to discuss some of these issues. As the hon.