Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 104940

River Great Ouse: Flood Control

Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 19 January 2026

Question

Ben Obese-Jecty

Conservative — Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential benefit to flood alleviation of replacing St Ives sluice gates with a weir.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Environment Agency is assessing the potential flood alleviation benefits and impacts of a range of options, including the replacing of the St Ives sluice with a weir, through the current project development. The project’s objective is to maintain the ...
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