§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Prime Minister (1) if she will receive a deputation from Clwyd county council concerning the impact upon people's property of the north Wales sea inundation;
(2) what plans she has to visit houses flooded by the sea inundation in March on the north Wales coast; and if she will make a statement;
(3) if she proposes to meet business men whose premises were flooded by the sea inundation in March on the north Wales coast.
§ The Prime MinisterAs I told the hon. Member on 5 April at columns735–36, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales has already visited the area as has the Minister of State. Both Ministers and officials have held meetings with the local authorities most involved. These contacts continue and on 30 April the Secretary of State was able to announce that the Bellwin scheme at the rate of 85 per cent. would be extended to 31 July and that he would be ready to consider a further extension to the scheme in the light of circumstances nearer that date. I know that this continued close contact is the right approach to ensuring that the area returns to normal as soon as possible.