Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 102964

Water: North West

Tabled: 5 January 2026
Answered: 13 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Kirith Entwistle

LabourBolton North East

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the causes of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli infections linked to seawater exposure at beaches in the North West.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) undertakes routine monitoring of notifiable diseases and causative agents which includes E. coli. There is no evidence of Shiga-toxin producing E. coli infections linked to exposure to recreational waters at beaches i...

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