Department for Transport written question – answered at on 12 March 2025.
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 additional funding to Internal Drainage Boards that wish to take on responsibility for Highways balancing ponds.
Lilian Greenwood
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
The 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.
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