David Chadwick MP urges swift action on power outages following Storm Darragh

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David Chadwick has asked the Government what it is doing to help people whose power was cut off last weekend by Storm Darragh. Video from Parliamentlive.tv

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00:00I want to join the House in paying tribute to the emergency services, including Mid and West Wales

00:10Fire and Rescue Service, Dyfed Powys Police and Powys County Council in my own constituency,

00:15who have been working tirelessly to keep people safe over the past few days. Communities across

00:21Wales and in my own constituency of Bracken, Radnor and Cwm Tawi have been battered by this

00:26storm only a few weeks after already taking significant damage from storm Bert. Many of

00:32my constituents in the Swansea valley were left without power for over 48 hours and some might

00:38not have power restored until Thursday. Likewise, many water supplies have been disrupted and towns

00:45such as Bilth Wells have experienced significant flooding. Can the Minister tell me what support

00:51the UK Government is providing to Wales to ensure that power is restored as soon as possible to

00:56these households? I thank the hon. Member for his question. I also pay

01:04sympathy to those constituents of his who are still directly affected.

01:08Our priority is that we are still trying to make sure that everyone without power

01:13is being reconnected as quickly as possible. Our colleagues in the Department for Energy,

01:18Security and Net Zero have been receiving regular updates from the Energy Network

01:24Association with regards to electricity outwards. Work is being done swiftly to

01:31make sure that those who are directly affected get their power as soon as possible.

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