Clause 43 - Powers of fire-fighters etc in an emergency etc
Fire and Rescue Services Bill
2:45 pm
Mr Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge, Conservative)
I am grateful to the Minister. Perhaps one of those handy little flyers in a vehicle excise renewal notice or something like that would be appropriate. I believe that many of those in the example that I cited of the flooding last January thought, ''My vehicle is capable of driving through 6 in deep water because it is a brand new, four-wheel-drive vehicle'', and did not think through the implications for householders living on those streets. I am pleased that the Minister has taken that point on board. I am not 100 per cent. convinced, but given that the Minister clearly recognises the issue and is attempting
to address it practically, it would be inappropriate to press the amendment. I therefore beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.
Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Clause 43 ordered to stand part of the Bill.