Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 35857
National Highways: Flood Control
Tabled: 5 March 2025
Answered: 12 March 2025
Question
Blake Stephenson
Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 25 February 2025 to Question 30745 on National Highways: Flood Control, if she will have discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the potential merits of providing additiona
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.