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Water: Standards

Commons · Question 84771 · Tabled 23 Oct 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 3 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many instances of water quality breaches have been reported by water suppliers in Lancashire in the last 12 months.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 3 Nov 2025

The Drinking Water Inspectorate does not compile water quality breach data by county. The figures provided relate to United Utilities' operations across its entire supply area, which serves Lancashire and the wider Northwest region. In the 12-month period...