Water: Safety
Commons · Question 5502 · Tabled 1 Jun 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 9 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Joshua Reynolds
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of introducing public awareness campaigns to issue seasonal water safety warnings aimed at preventing drowning incidents
Answer
Answered by Sarah Jones, 9 Jun 2026
Responsibilities for water safety sit with various government departments and agencies including the Department for the Environment and Rural Affairs and the Health and Safety Executive, which has produced the Prevention of drowning document (link(opens i...