Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 49284

Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

Tabled: 29 April 2025

Answered: 7 May 2025

Question

Terry Jermy

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to introduce new measures to help reduce the level of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in (a) agriculture, (b) waterways and (c) the environment.

Answer

Emma Hardy

The Government is taking steps to assess and reduce levels of PFAS occurring in the environment. Wastewater treatment practices have changed in recent years and new risks may be emerging from the spread of treated sewage sludge to agricultural land. To mi...

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