Written questions

Chlorine: Health Hazards

Commons · Question 14682 · Tabled 30 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 8 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for its policies of absorption of chlorine or chlorine by-products through the skin or by inhalation during bathin

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 8 Jul 2026

The Drinking Water Inspectorate has a consumer leaflet on chlorine which can be found here: Chlorine - Drinking Water Inspectorate.