Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 48807

Pollution: Public Health

Tabled: 28 April 2025
Answered: 1 May 2025

Question

Helen Maguire

Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of polluted rivers on public health.

Answer

Ashley Dalton
The Department is currently undertaking work to assess the human health impacts associated with recreational activities in inland waterways such as rivers.