Question follow-through · 38725

Land Drainage: King's Lynn

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 36866 on Internal Drainage Boards: Cambridgeshire, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the pumping infrastruc

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
17 Mar 2025
Target answer date
19 Mar 2025
Answer
24 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 36866 on Internal Drainage Boards: Cambridgeshire, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the pumping infrastruc

  2. 19 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    St. Germans Pumping Station was completed in 2011 and is the largest pumping station in Britain. The pumping station drains an area of 700km2 which is mostly grade 1 agricultural land and encompasses 22,500 houses and 3,500 business. The fully automated p...

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