River Great Ouse: Flood Control
Commons · Question 104940 · Tabled 12 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
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
Answered by Emma Hardy, 19 Jan 2026
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 ...