Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 90532

Pharmacy: Pollution

Tabled: 12 November 2025

Answered: 19 November 2025

Question

Charlotte Cane

Liberal Democrat — Ely and East Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of pharmaceutical pollution in waterways on public health.

Answer

Ashley Dalton

The Environment Agency routinely monitors for a wide range of chemicals as part of their chemical surveillance of inland water bodies. In addition, the UK Health Security Agency assesses the potential public health impact of these.

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