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Lead: Contamination

Asked by Sir Julian SmithConservativeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 11 February 2025UIN 27857

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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2024 to Question 6209 on Lead: Contamination, whether he has had recent discussions with the Environment Agency on the Water and Abandoned Metal Mi

Answered by Emma Hardy

Defra works closely with the Environment Agency to ensure it is equipped to carry out its functions effectively and deliver for the public and the environment; this includes its work to reduce pollution from abandoned metal mines.

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