Question follow-through · 30745
National Highways: Flood Control
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of transferring the ownership of balancing ponds owned by National Highways to Internal Drainage Boards, in the context of flood p
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 11 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 25 Feb 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
11 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of transferring the ownership of balancing ponds owned by National Highways to Internal Drainage Boards, in the context of flood p
13 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Feb 2025
Answer published
The Government recognises the important work Internal Drainage Boards (IDBs) undertake to support farmers and rural communities. IDBs are local independent public bodies and they have permissive powers for managing water levels and reducing flood risk in ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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