Patrick Spencer

Patrick Spencer

Conservative — Central Suffolk and North Ipswich

Speaking in the House of Commons on 11 November 2024

Debate

Rural Affairs

Contribution

I will not, because I do not have long. In Framlingham, developments either side of Station road have increased the risk of surface flow in an area that is, again, at high risk of flooding. All these places were hugely impacted by Storm Babet, and I believe the impact was made exponentially worse by huge housing developments cluttering our countryside. Between 2001 and 2021, Framlingham’s population increased by 1,200, which is nearly 50%. The population in Debenham increased by 16%. Great Blakenham has more than doubled in size. If we continue to use the Suffolk countryside to solve our housing crisis, the consequences will be disastrous.

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