Question follow-through · 12954
Internal Drainage Boards: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to reform funding arrangements for Internal Drainage Board levies.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 6 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 11 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 15 Nov 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she plans to reform funding arrangements for Internal Drainage Board levies.
11 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Nov 2024
Answer published
Internal Drainage Boards (IDBs) play a crucial role managing water levels and flood risk.The Government recognises the sustained increases in Internal Drainage Board levies that some local authorities have experienced over the last two years.MHCLG also re...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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