English flooding a warning of need for dredging, says MSP
ByKirsty McIntosh
The Severn View Hotel in Worcester is surrounded by flood water.
Scotland’s burns and rivers should be dredged to prevent flooding on a scale seen in the south of England, a politician has said.
Liz Smith, Scottish Conservative MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, has challenged SNP ministers on what advice they are giving to local councils relating to the issue.
She said: “In recent weeks the South West of England has seen significant incidents of flooding which have in part been blamed on the lack of dredging of local rivers. This devastation has once again raised questions over why rivers and burns have not been dredged.
“I have tabled a number of questions to SNP ministers to ask what advice they have given to local councils and what assessment the Scottish Government has made of the lack of dredging of rivers and burns in Scotland.”
