River Great Ouse: Flood Control

(asked on 10th September 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps further to those previously anticipated are needed by the Environment Agency to justify and gain approval to deliver the replacement of St Ives sluice.


Answered by
Emma Hardy Portrait
Emma Hardy
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 17th September 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.

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