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Roads: Floods

Volume 492: debated on Tuesday 5 May 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the Government's plans are for storm drainage standards for future road adoptions; what account those plans take of Environment Agency guidelines of a 100 year return-period storm standard; and if she will make a statement. (271534)

I have been asked to reply.

Adoption of highways is a matter for each highway authority. The Government have no plans to set design and construction standards in relation to adoptions.