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Drinking Water: EU Law

Commons · Question 9037 · Tabled 14 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 24 Oct 2024

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Asked by Chris Bloore

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the divergence between (a) UK and (b) EU regulations on products in contact with drinking water; and whether he is taking steps to help with additional c

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 24 Oct 2024

Our drinking water regulations and approved regulator specifications are designed, in part, to protect human health by reducing the likelihood of contamination of drinking water supplies. Our current Regulations allow certain other national specifications...