Water Supply: Lead
Commons · Question 620 · Tabled 18 Jul 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 23 Jul 2024
Question
Asked by Rachael Maskell
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of instructing water companies to test all households in receipt of water if it is determined that lead is present in their water
Answer
Answered by Emma Hardy, 23 Jul 2024
Water companies are responsible for drinking water quality to the boundary of a consumer’s property. The domestic plumbing system is the responsibility of the home/building owner and therefore there may be limitations, such as access constraints, which li...