Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 19252

Drownings: Ethnic Groups

Tabled: 15 July 2026

Question

Josh Fenton-Glynn

LabourCalder Valley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help tackle the rate of drowning for black children, in the context of an increase of 35% since 2020, given black children are three times more likely to drown than white children.

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