PM reveals £10m fund for flooded farmers and businesses

David Cameron has visited flood-hit parts of Britain and revealed a £10million fund to help affected residents clean up and keep trading.

14:45 17 February 2014

Following some of the worst flooding in decades, Prime Minister David Cameron has chaired yet another meeting of the government’s Cobra emergency committee discussing ways to help resident’s in flood-hit parts of the country. After visiting some of the worst-hit areas, he revealed £10million in funds has been set aside to help farmers and businesses clean up and keep trading.

He said: "I am hopeful that the work to strengthen long-term flood defences, and the emergency measures which have been put in place over recent days and weeks will mean that we can minimise the number of homes and businesses affected by the latest high water levels.

"The recent flooding has been a tragedy for all those affected and my thoughts are with them.

“While it is of no comfort to those individuals, over 1.3 million other homes have been protected since December and we will continue to invest in flood defence measures to protect even more.

"Extensive efforts to protect and repair properties and infrastructure are ongoing by many thousands of people among agencies, the military and the emergency services. I speak for us all when I thank them profusely for their hard work."