Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 90531
Inland Waterways: Pollution
Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 24 November 2025
Question
Charlotte Cane
Liberal Democrat — Ely and East Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to monitor levels of pharmaceutical pollution in waterways.
Answer
Emma HardyThe Environment Agency (EA) routinely monitors for over 100 pharmaceuticals within rivers using semi-quantitative methods that are routinely updated as new risks are identified by the EA's Prioritisation and Early Warning System (PEWS). The EA works with ...
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