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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...