HC Deb 16 February 1978 vol 944 c316W
28. Sir A. Meyer

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what communications he has received from local authorities regarding the need for better advance warning of exceptionally high tides involving the risk of flooding from the sea; and what reply he has sent.

Mr. Strang

Through my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Wales, I have received a letter on this subject from the borough of Rhuddlan on behalf of the maritime county borough and district councils in North Wales. The borough has been told that representatives of water authorities, including the Welsh National Water Development Authority, and other interested parties, including my Department, are meeting at Tewkesbury on 22nd February to discuss the possibility of setting up a West Coast storm tide warning service.

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