Published: October 22, 2007
Burnham-On-Sea MP urges flood risk residents to get in touch

Burnham-On-Sea's MP David Heathcoat-Amory is urging residents who have been turned down by insurance companies that are unwilling to cover them against flood risk to contact him.

The MP is compiling evidence to submit to The House of Commons Select Committee on Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, about what could have happened in Somerset if we had been subjected to similar heavy rainfall as experienced this year along the Severn Estuary during July.

David Heathcoat-Amory visited the Environment Agency in September to discuss this and is now collecting evidence to show some people cannot get insurance cover for their properties if they live on the Somerset Levels or near an area deemed to be at risk from coastal flooding.

He has supplied specific cases to the Committee and would now like to hear from anyone else having similar difficulties.

Mr Heathcoat-Amory told Burnham-On-Sea.com: "If any local residents have been turned down by insurance companies unwilling to cover them against flood risk, please let me know urgently."

"I will ensure that this information is considered by the Select Committee and this could influence their report."

Mr Heathcoat-Amory has requested residents email him at contact@davidheathcoatamory.com