Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 68302
Rivers: Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances
Tabled: 15 July 2025
Answered: 23 July 2025
Question
Helen Maguire
Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the sources of PFAS pollution in UK rivers.
Answer
Emma HardyThe Environment Agency (EA) has been co-ordinating a programme of work to better understand the presence of PFAS in the environment and develop a risk-based approach to manage identified risks.