Question follow-through · 111882
Flood Control: Roads
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of attenuation ponds in reducing both the volume and flow of run from major roads where such works were not considered necessary pre-
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 9 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 13 Feb 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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Recorded timeline
9 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of attenuation ponds in reducing both the volume and flow of run from major roads where such works were not considered necessary pre-
12 Feb 2026
Target answer date
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13 Feb 2026
Answer published
Attenuation ponds are deployed by Risk Management Authorities as a flood alleviation measure; they are determined by a range of factors including cost to benefit ratio and the standard of protection that can be achieved. In recent years, the highway secto...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Landfill
26 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions she has had with Department officials on potential landfill abandonment due to improved environmental standards.
Landfill
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Landfill: Pollution
26 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of leachate on the aquatic environment as a result of landfill abandonment.
Agriculture: Floods
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Agriculture: Flood Control
6 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will conduct an assessment of the value of agricultural land when making decisions to invest in flood defences being based on the value of the asset needing protection.
Sewage: Somerset
18 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department has made an estimate of the volume of sewage discharged at Baltonsborough Pumping Station in Somerset in the past year.
Fly-tipping: Forests
10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many instances of fly tipping have been recorded on the public forest estate in each of the last 10 years.
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Packaging: Recycling
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