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