LEADERS of Cumbria County Council yesterday held constructive talks with ministers in London over the funding needed to repair damage caused by December's floods.
CCC leader Cllr Stewart Young and Cllr James Airey, Leader of the opposition along with Chief Executive Diane Wood first met with Greg Clark, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government. Later they were introduced to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport Andrew Jones. The meetings were facilitated by Minister for Floods and Penrith and the Border MP Rory Stewart, who also attended both discussions.
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Mr Young said: “The council is working hard to assemble a funding package which will enable all the flood damage to be repaired. This is a cross-party effort and the council will be contributing as much as it can from its own resources.
"But we will need a substantial contribution from Government, on top of what has already been announced. The talks yesterday were constructive, are continuing, and we are pushing for an early decision.”
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