Written questions

Roads: Sewers

Commons · Question 104954 · Tabled 12 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 15 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Sarah Dyke

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Environment Agency has made of the impact of historic highway drainage systems on downstream flooding and water pollution.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 15 Jan 2026

Environment Agency (EA) water quality monitoring programmes identify where ‘urban and transport’ inputs are having a potential impact on a waterbody. Water quality monitoring data is publicly available here: Water Data Explorer | Engage Environment Agency...