Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 745

Landfill: Newcastle-under-Lyme

Tabled: 18 July 2024

Answered: 24 July 2024

Question

Adam Jogee

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of hydrogen sulphide from landfill sites on the health and wellbeing of people aged (a) 18 and under and (b) over 65 in Newcastle-under-Lyme cons

Answer

I have agreed to meet with my Honourable Friend about this issue. The UK Health Security Agency undertakes monthly assessments of the risk to people of all ages from hydrogen sulphide but does not produce separate assessments for individual age groups. Th...

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