Written questions

Water Supply: Health Hazards

Commons · Question 14683 · 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, whether any epidemiological studies commissioned or conducted by her Department have examined health outcomes associated with changes in household water-supply configuration from indir

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 8 Jul 2026

Defra has not commissioned or conducted any epidemiological studies that have examined health outcomes associated with changes in household water-supply configuration from indirect tank-fed to direct mains-fed systems. Defra welcomes any new research find...