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05/07/2007
Minister pledges flood relief cash
Communities Secretary Hazel Blears has pledged funding to local authorities to help with flood relief.
Health Secretary Alan Johnson, who is the MP for Hull, recently visited Hull which he described as "the forgotten city."
Ms Blears is visiting Hull on Friday, after a visit to Sheffield.
The government's response has been defended by Communities Secretary Hazel Blears who said some assistance would be provided. She said: "Local authorities can make a claim on central government for some of the costs they are incurring."
Initial estimates put the damage and costs in excess of £200m in Hull alone.
Thousands of properties in the regions of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire hit by the floods remain uninhabitable.
(SP/JM)
Health Secretary Alan Johnson, who is the MP for Hull, recently visited Hull which he described as "the forgotten city."
Ms Blears is visiting Hull on Friday, after a visit to Sheffield.
The government's response has been defended by Communities Secretary Hazel Blears who said some assistance would be provided. She said: "Local authorities can make a claim on central government for some of the costs they are incurring."
Initial estimates put the damage and costs in excess of £200m in Hull alone.
Thousands of properties in the regions of Yorkshire and Lincolnshire hit by the floods remain uninhabitable.
(SP/JM)
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