Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 53141
Lead: Drinking Water and Food
Tabled: 19 May 2025
Answered: 5 June 2025
Question
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Labour — Slough
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to prevent industrial lead entering (a) drinking water and (b) the food chain.
Answer
Emma HardyThis Government is addressing the historic pollution of our rivers and estuaries by abandoned metal mines through a collaborative partnership between Defra, the Environment Agency, and the Mining Remediation Authority under the Water and Abandoned Metal M...
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