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River Great Ouse: Flood Control

Commons · Question 28894 · Tabled 10 Sep 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 17 Sep 2026

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Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has she made in replacing St Ives sluice with a fixed weir.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 17 Sep 2026

St Ives Sluice is progressing through the Environment Agency full business case approval process. The fixed weir option currently provides the best whole life cost solution.