Internal Drainage Boards: Finance
(asked on 29th July 2024) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to address concerns about the way in which internal drainage boards are funded; and if so, whether they have a timetable for implementing changes.
Answered by
Baroness Hayman of Ullock
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 2nd August 2024
Defra has committed to work with the internal drainage board (IDB) sector and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) to review IDBs’ current funding and costs. This will include examination of whether any changes are needed to their funding model.
Once the review is complete, Defra and MHCLG will consider the findings and decide on next steps, if any are required.