Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 13 October (HL2225), which organisation is responsible for informing (1) commercial fishers, and (2) recreational anglers, about the food safety risks of fish caught in water polluted by sewage outflows.

Where a local authority is aware of sewage pollution events which occur in its area, it will take action and inform interested parties of potential food safety risks, as needed. The local authority will inform the Food Standards Agency (FSA) if it determines the event presents a serious or widespread risk to public health. In such cases, the FSA will work with the local authority to assess the risks and provide risk management advice and risk assessment where necessary.