Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 14682
Chlorine: Health Hazards
Tabled: 30 June 2026
Answered: 8 July 2026
Question
Gregory Stafford
Conservative — Farnham and Bordon
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of absorption of chlorine or chlorine by-products through the skin or by inhalation during bathin
Answer
Emma HardyThe Drinking Water Inspectorate has a consumer leaflet on chlorine which can be found here: Chlorine - Drinking Water Inspectorate.