Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 58382

Hospitals: Sewage

Tabled: 9 June 2025

Answered: 16 June 2025

Question

Manuela Perteghella

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to hold (a) NHS and (b) water providers to account for hospital sewage leaks.

Answer

Karin Smyth

National Health Service trusts are legally responsible for maintaining their estates and facilities, to ensure they support high-quality health and care services and minimise the risk of infrastructure-related incidents impacting delivery, including sewag...

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