Question follow-through · 81293
Rivers: Algae
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of blue-green algae on water quality in UK rivers.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 13 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 20 Oct 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of blue-green algae on water quality in UK rivers.
15 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Oct 2025
Answer published
The Environment Agency (EA) works with others including local authorities and Public Health England to manage waterbodies affected by blue-green algae and the risks they pose. The EA does not routinely monitor for blue-green algae but attends incidents an...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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