Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 53140

Lead: Monitoring

Tabled: 19 May 2025
Answered: 22 May 2025
Named Day

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

Labour — Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) regulations and (b) testing are in place to monitor environmental lead.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Environment Agency routinely monitors water quality in surface waters. The legal basis for assessing whether substances are causing water pollution is set out in The Water Framework Directive (Standards and Classification) Directions (England and Wale...
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