Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment UKHSA has made of the necessity to conduct further research and evidence review of the levels of PFAS near industrial sites in (a) England and (b) the UK.

The Committee on Toxicity continues its work assessing the evidence to support the human health risk assessment of PFAS by Government departments and agencies in the context of existing and legacy exposure through food, drinking water, and the environment. Further details can be found at the link below:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cot-subgroup-terms-of-references/pfas-terms-of-reference