Internal Drainage Boards: Finance
Commons · Question 13326 · Tabled 25 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 1 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 April 2025 to Question 43491 on Internal Drainage Boards, what progress has been made with the Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government on de
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 1 Jul 2026
In response to increasing financial pressures on Internal Drainage Boards (IDBs), farmers and local authorities, Defra and MHCLG jointly commissioned research into IDB funding, costs, efficiency, value for money and wider benefits. The project, launched i...