Press Release
8th December 1999
Parliament Action over Flooding
Greenock and Inverclyde MSP, Duncan McNeil, is continuing to raise the issue of flooding in Inverclyde and is promoting a multi-agency approach as the only realistic opportunity to deliver a lasting solution.
Speaking today, Mr McNeil said:
"Flooding in Inverclyde is a long-term problem and needs a long-term solution.
"I am therefore tackling the situation on a number of fronts. I have contacted the Council and West of Scotland Water requesting that they meet and formulate a joint long-term action plan.
"I am also working to raise the issue in Parliament and have tabled 6 Parliamentary Questions on the issue. I have asked for reports on the impact of the floods on the area, particularly focussing on the cost to the council, the emergency services and local business.
"In addition, I have laid down a Parliamentary Motion, asking the parliament to note the blow which the floods dealt to the area. The motion also calls on the Parliament to recognise that it is a long-term problem and that the best way forward is to get the local council and West of Scotland Water working together in partnership.
Such a multi-agency approach offers the only realistic option for a lasting solution to this problem."
ENDS
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