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Flood Control: Internal Drainage Boards

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2025 to Question 26373, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of transferring balancing ponds owned by National Highways to Internal Drainage Boards.

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
12 Feb 2025
Target answer date
24 Feb 2025
Answer
26 Feb 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2025 to Question 26373, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of transferring balancing ponds owned by National Highways to Internal Drainage Boards.

  2. 24 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Feb 2025

    Answer published

    The ownership and management of National Highways’ assets, at this level, fall within National Highways’ delegated authority. The Department does not plan to make an assessment on the future ownership of balancing ponds owned by National Highways.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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