Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 16251

Internal Drainage Boards: Finance

Tabled: 26 November 2024

Answered: 4 December 2024

Question

Mr Richard Holden

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding his Department planned to provide to drainage boards [for the 2024-25 financial year] on (a) 1 July 2024 and (b) 20 November 2024.

Answer

Emma Hardy

Internal drainage boards (IDBs) are independent statutory public bodies that are locally funded. As a matter of course they are not funded by the Government but can apply for government grants to deliver specific outcomes. For example, funding under the g...

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