Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 31112
Flood Control: Internal Drainage Boards
Tabled: 12 February 2025
Answered: 26 February 2025
Question
Blake Stephenson
Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 3 February 2025 to Question 26373, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of transferring balancing ponds owned by National Highways to Internal Drainage Boards.
Answer
Lilian GreenwoodThe ownership and management of National Highways’ assets, at this level, fall within National Highways’ delegated authority. The Department does not plan to make an assessment on the future ownership of balancing ponds owned by National Highways.