Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 102966
Water: North West
Tabled: 5 January 2026
Answered: 13 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Kirith Entwistle
Labour — Bolton North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data her Department holds on the incidence of Shigella infections associated with recreational water use at UK beaches; and what assessment he has made on how trends in the North
Answer
Emma HardyThe UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) undertakes routine monitoring of notifiable diseases and causative agents which includes Shigella species. There is no evidence of Shigella linked to exposure to seawater in the North West. The Environment Agency (EA)...
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