Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 38725

Land Drainage: King's Lynn

Tabled: 17 March 2025

Answered: 24 March 2025

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 36866 on Internal Drainage Boards: Cambridgeshire, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the pumping infrastruc

Answer

Emma Hardy

St. Germans Pumping Station was completed in 2011 and is the largest pumping station in Britain. The pumping station drains an area of 700km2 which is mostly grade 1 agricultural land and encompasses 22,500 houses and 3,500 business. The fully automated p...

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