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Written Question
Water Supply: Trifluoroacetic Acid
Tuesday 24th June 2025

Asked by: Lord Whitty (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have a strategy for dealing with trifluoroacetic acid in waterways and the water supply.

Answered by Baroness Hayman of Ullock - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Drinking Water Inspectorate is undertaking a research programme to better understand the prevalence of TFA in drinking water sources across England and to assess treatment efficacy.

This work is being coordinated with colleagues in the Environment Agency (EA), Defra, and the Health and Safety Executive, who are also assessing TFA in the wider environment and reviewing its potential classification.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 09 Dec 2021
Future Farming Programme: Small Farms

"My Lords, does the Minister recognise that, while we may broadly support the general direction of agricultural policy, a number of farmers, particularly more elderly ones, do not think that they will be able to cope with the new system and are considering quitting and selling up? In the light …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 10 Jun 2021
Food, Poverty, Health and the Environment Committee Report

"My Lords, it is a bit daunting to follow a Bishop and an ex-Archbishop. I wish to congratulate the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Sentamu, on the rare achievement of a second maiden speech in this House. I served on the committee too, and I would like to pay …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 25 May 2021
Pesticides

"My Lords, does the Minister accept that a number of chemicals used as pesticides, even if used in accordance with the instructions, can damage several species, including humans? Does the Minister recall that during the passage of the Agriculture Act 2020, this House passed an amendment which would have seriously …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 22 Mar 2021
Direct Payments to Farmers (Reductions and Simplifications) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

"My Lords, first, I suppose I should apologise to the noble Earl, Lord Caithness, for not sitting opposite him at this point. I commend those who come in but I have not yet managed it myself.

I want to intervene briefly. I understand the necessity of the regulations, and I …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 23 Nov 2020
Farming: New Entrants

"My Lords, post-Brexit British agriculture and horticulture require a new generation of farmers and a larger and more highly skilled UK-based workforce. In response to the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh, about county farms, will the Government urge counties to stop divesting their county tenancies and start …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 20 Oct 2020
Agriculture Bill

"My Lords, I oppose the Commons deletion and commend Amendment 11B, which proposes a revised version of what was Clause 38 in the Bill as it left this House.

I thank the Minister for his explanation, and for his courtesy, throughout this discussion and when meeting me yesterday, but I …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 20 Oct 2020
Agriculture Bill

"At end insert “but do propose amendment 11B in lieu—..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 20 Oct 2020
Agriculture Bill

"My Lords, I wish to test the opinion of the House...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 22 Sep 2020
Agriculture Bill

"My Lords, I am speaking to Amendment 78 and I need to make it absolutely clear that I intend to seek the opinion of the House on it when we reach it. I am very much indebted to the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, for her support and her indication that …..."
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