Council chiefs have met with Government ministers to talk about the cash Cumbria will need after the December floods.
Stewart Young, county council leader, James Airey, leader of the opposition and council chief executive Diane Wood, met Greg Clark, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport Andrew Jones.
The meetings, held yesterday, were facilitated by floods minister Rory Stewart, who also attended both discussions.
Coun Young said: "The council is working hard to assemble a funding package which will enable all the flood damage to be repaired.
"This is a cross-party effort and the council will be contributing as much as it can from its own resources. But we will need a substantial contribution from Government, on top of what has already been announced
"The talks yesterday were constructive, are continuing, and we are pushing for an early decision."
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