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'Extreme weather conditions are becoming more common - we must increase resilience'
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Bridport and Lyme Regis News | News
According to the Environment Agency, Wessex, including Dorset, is now officially in drought.
Those parts of Dorset covered by South West Water are already under a hosepipe ban.
Worse we could once again see a hot summer followed by a wet winter, as we saw last year, resulting in devastating flooding across West Dorset.
I introduced amendments to the Railway Bill to make the new nationalised rail companies have to contribute to our climate goals.
There is still much more to do to increase resiliency in our communities, national infrastructure, NHS, and emergency services.