Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 114392

Water: Pollution

Tabled: 20 February 2026

Answered: 16 March 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of people who have become ill as a result of water pollution in each year since 2020.

Answer

Mrs Sharon Hodgson

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) undertakes surveillance of illnesses that could be a result of water pollution including infectious diseases, chemical and toxicological hazards. Attribution to a specific cause is not available for individual cases u...

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