Question follow-through · 49298
Water Supply: Pollution
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the presence of (a) antidepressants, (b) contraceptives and (c) other over-the-counter medications in the water supply.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 29 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 May 2025
- Answer
- 7 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
29 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to monitor the presence of (a) antidepressants, (b) contraceptives and (c) other over-the-counter medications in the water supply.
1 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 May 2025
Answer published
Water companies are required by law to assess and manage risks to drinking water quality, including those posed by pharmaceutical substances such as antidepressants, contraceptives and over-the-counter medications. Where a risk is identified, appropriate ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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