Question follow-through · 60229
River Mersey: Trifluoroacetic Acid
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data his Department holds on levels of trifluoroacetic acid in the River Mersey.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 16 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 18 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 23 Jun 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data his Department holds on levels of trifluoroacetic acid in the River Mersey.
18 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Jun 2025
Answer published
The EA continues to evaluate scientific evidence, develop new testing methodologies for TFA, and refine its monitoring approach. Future recommendations may involve expanded data collection and updated regulation.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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