Question follow-through · 91317
Water: Health Hazards
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to publish updated guidance on incorporating (a) blue-green algae and (b) other additional public health factors into bathing-water quality assessments.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 17 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 24 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to publish updated guidance on incorporating (a) blue-green algae and (b) other additional public health factors into bathing-water quality assessments.
24 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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24 Nov 2025
Answer published
The purpose of the Regulations is to ensure the protection of public health through the use of monitoring and classifications. Bathing waters are one of the most visible ways in which the public interacts with the water environment and so it is critical t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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