Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 74916

Drinking Water: Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

Tabled: 3 September 2025
Answered: 10 September 2025

Question

Amanda Hack

LabourNorth West Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance contamination in drinking water in England.

Answer

Emma Hardy
Defra works with other departments, regulators and devolved administrations to assess PFAS levels, their sources and potential risks, informing future policy and regulation. The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) has provided guidance on PFAS since 2007, m...

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