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Flood Control: Internal Drainage Boards

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 3 February 2025UIN 26373

The question

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

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

No such assessments have been undertaken on the potential merits of transferring ownership of balancing ponds.

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