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Stoma Appliances: Facilities

Asked by Damien EganLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 20 February 2026UIN 112456

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of public toilet facilities on the health and wellbeing of people with stomas.

Answered by Mary Creagh

The Government oversees policy and legislation with respect to the safe management of waste and litter as well as the protection of drains and sewers. This however does not extend to compelling or explicitly encouraging local authorities with regard to types of waste receptacles or their placement. These decisions are for local authorities to make.

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