Question follow-through · 44517

Domestic Waste: Birmingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of uncollected rubbish in Birmingham on (a) public health and (b) levels of Weil’s disease.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
7 Apr 2025
Target answer date
22 Apr 2025
Answer
25 Apr 2025 · 18 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 7 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of uncollected rubbish in Birmingham on (a) public health and (b) levels of Weil’s disease.

  2. 22 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    My Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, is closely monitoring the situation in Birmingham.Birmingham City Council is conducting a risk assessment on the potential public health impacts of uncollected waste. The assessment is...

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