Question follow-through · 28616
Drownings
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure a joined-up response to preventing avoidable deaths due to drowning.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 9 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 14 Sept 2026 · 5 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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- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
9 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure a joined-up response to preventing avoidable deaths due to drowning.
14 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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14 Sept 2026
Answer published
Water safety is a cross-government issue involving a wide range of departments and organisations. In July, I convened a cross-government roundtable to strengthen collaboration, and we will continue working with partners to support water safety and help pr...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
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