Water: Pollution
Commons · Question 114392 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 16 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of people who have become ill as a result of water pollution in each year since 2020.
Answer
Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 16 Mar 2026
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) undertakes surveillance of illnesses that could be a result of water pollution including infectious diseases, chemical and toxicological hazards. Attribution to a specific cause is not available for individual cases u...