United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 77582
Water: Health Hazards
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16 September 2025
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16 October 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to grant the Environment Agency statutory powers to test for (a) E. coli and (b) other harmful pathogens in watercourses.
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16 September 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to grant the Environment Agency statutory powers to test for (a) E. coli and (b) other harmful pathogens in watercourses.
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16 October 2025
Answer
The Environment Agency (EA) regularly samples and monitors for E.coli and Intestinal enterococci bacteria in watercourses that are officially designated as Bathing Waters. This information is available to the public, via the Swimfo website. The EA may req...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-09-16/77582
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1835666
- uk · wq-1835666 · source updated 16 October 2025