Question follow-through · 104956
Roads: Flood Control and Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps National Highways is taking to record the potential impact of historic drainage networks associated with major roads on (a) downstream flooding and (b) river pollution.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 12 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jan 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps National Highways is taking to record the potential impact of historic drainage networks associated with major roads on (a) downstream flooding and (b) river pollution.
15 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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15 Jan 2026
Answer published
National Highways’ (NH) standard practice is to report all flood events on the Strategic Road Network (SRN). This includes flood events within 200 metres of the SRN, or within 500 metres of a NH drainage asset. All such flood events are recorded in NH’s d...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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