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Pharmacy: Pollution

Commons · Question 93152 · Tabled 20 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 27 Nov 2025

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Asked by Charlotte Cane

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 19 November 2025 to Question 90532 on Pharmacy: Pollution, what the public health impact is.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 27 Nov 2025

While the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) undertakes work to understand the health effects of exposure to chemicals, no incidents of pharmaceutical-related water pollution have been reported to the UKHSA. The Environment Agency routinely monitors inland...