As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.
That this House acknowledges 2012 as the second wettest on record in the UK, according to the Met Office; notes that in 2012 there was a 73 per cent increase in firefighters attending over 22,500 flood incidents across the UK, compared with 13,000 in 2011; further notes that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' Climate Change Risk Assessment warns of the increased risk of flooding in the future; is aware that, unlike in England and Wales, the law in Scotland and Northern Ireland requires the fire and rescue service to respond to serious flooding; recalls the recommendation of the Pitt Review supporting a statutory duty on fire and rescue services to respond to major flooding; welcomes support for a statutory duty from key stakeholders in the sector, particularly the Fire Brigades Union and the Chief Fire Officers Association; understands that such a change would not require primary legislation; and calls on the Government to implement as soon as possible a statutory duty on fire and rescue services to respond to major flooding in England and Wales.