asked Her Majesty's Government:

What proposals they have to alleviate flooding in Queen Elizabeth Road, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. [HL1142]

The chief executive of Roads Service (Dr Malcolm McKibbin) has been asked to write to the noble Lord in response to this question.

Letter from Dr Malcolm McKibbin to Lord Laird dated January 2007.

You recently asked Her Majesty's Government a Parliamentary Question about what proposals they have to alleviate flooding in Queen Elizabeth Road, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. As this issue falls within my responsibility as chief executive of Roads Service, I have been asked to reply.

As you may be aware, the Department for Social Development funded a scheme to provide a new boulevard along Queen Elizabeth Road in 2006. During construction, improved drainage was incorporated into the scheme and a new surface on the road was provided by Roads Service at the conclusion of the works.

I am advised that since completion of the scheme, there have been some isolated incidents of water ponding on the roadway caused by leaves covering gulley gratings. However, I have been informed that the problem was resolved by clearing the obstructing leaves and that no further remedial measures are considered necessary.