Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 61415

Drinking Water: Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

Tabled: 19 June 2025
Answered: 27 June 2025

Question

Victoria Collins

Liberal DemocratHarpenden and Berkhamsted

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans his Department has to review the current regulatory limits for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) has provided guidance on PFAS to water companies since 2007; updated in August 2024, and a consolidated version was published in March 2025. In February 2025, the DWI published a report from the advisory group of drin...

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