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Internal Drainage Boards: Cambridgeshire

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 17 March 2025UIN 36866

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2025 to Question 35001 on Sewage: Cambridgeshire, what the eight internal drainage boards projects in Cambridgeshire are.

Answered by Emma Hardy

The eight grants awarded to Cambridgeshire IDBs under the IDB Fund are supporting repairs and refurbishments to their assets, including pumping stations. The eight projects are:

Application ID

IDB Name

Project title

Total Grant Awarded - £

AT2-0058

Conington & Holme Internal Drainage Board

Conington Fen Pumping Station Improvement Scheme

130,000.00

AT2-0087

Middle Level Commissioners

Middle Level Commissioners Mobile Pumps

539,710.00

AT2-0088

Middle Level Commissioners

Bevill’s Leam Pumping Station Resilience Works Phase 1

254,596.00

AT2-0091

Middle Level Commissioners

Middle Level Commissioners Operational Depot Resilience

145,450.00

AT2-0098

Middle Level Commissioners

IDB Weedscreens Package 1

250,000.00

AT2-0100

Middle Level Commissioners

MLC IDBs Pumps & Channels Package

636,600.00

AT1-119

Curf & Wimblington Combined IDB

Curf & Wimblington combined IDB catchment

78,636.81

AT1-124

Middle Level Commissioners

Middle Level catchment

747,266.18

Total:

2,782,258.99

The fund, whilst allocated at the values shown, is subject to end review and the values may change based on completed scheme costs.

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