Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 116556
Water: Sewage
Tabled: 27 February 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026
Question
Munira Wilson
Liberal Democrat — Twickenham
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have died from illness caused by exposure to sewage spills in rivers and seas by NHS Trust in each of the last 10 years.
Answer
Mrs Sharon HodgsonIllnesses often have multiple possible sources, so individual cases cannot usually be attributed to a specific cause unless they are part of an epidemiologically confirmed outbreak. When outbreaks are identified, investigations assess potential sources su...
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