questionText: TTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of directly fully funding internal drainage boards.
answerText: Defra has committed to work with the internal drainage board (IDB) sector and MHCLG to review IDBs’ current funding and costs. This will include examination of whether any changes are needed to their funding model. IDBs are local independent statutory pub...
heading: Internal Drainage Boards: Finance