Plea to Ministers over floods scheme
The 180m project in Leeds, which would be built along the
River Aire and protect thousands of homes and businesses, is one of three Yorkshire schemes put on hold.
But Leeds North West MP Greg Mulholland has taken up the case with Ministers warning the scheme is too important and "simply can't be put (away] to gather dust".
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Hide AdResponding to his plea yesterday, Environment Minister Richard Benyon said: "I do think that there is much work that can be done to make sure that parts of it are brought forward in a viable form in the future."
But he said the scheme would currently cost 250,000 per property and this was a "difficult sum to get around".
Shadow Environment Minister Jamie Reed said spending cuts on flood defences meant rural areas were most at risk.