Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 103535
Water: North West
Tabled: 6 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 steps she is taking to ensure that (a) parents and (b) local authorities are adequately informed of the risks of Shigella-causing bacterial infections from paddling at beaches in
Answer
Emma HardyThe Environment Agency (EA) analyses samples at least monthly, from every bathing water throughout the bathing water season. However, in practice, the EA samples more frequently than this to reduce the risk of misclassification. The EA publishes sampling ...
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