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<p>I refer the hon. Member to the reply previously given on 4 March 2024, UIN 17003.
The Environment Agency’s national programmes investigating persistent chemical failures
and historic sources of chemicals across England are on-going, and there are therefore
no plans to publish a specific report on the Mersey.</p><p> </p><p>In 2025, the Water
Framework Directive classifications for the water bodies in the Mersey catchment will
be subject to a new assessment and published. Data informing the current classifications
is available on Gov.uk at <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fenvironment.data.gov.uk%2Fwater-quality%2Fview%2Flanding&data=05%7C02%7Cpqtransfers%40defra.gov.uk%7C82a1af2e5529466b80e608dc70c99b74%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C638509258418367962%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=gxQJsiS2vF32rdd966Dd3KqYZtXR3gLyLy843Kisd5E%3D&reserved=0"
target="_blank">https://environment.data.gov.uk/water-quality/view/landing</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>As stated in the original response, the Environment Agency has national programmes
investigating persistent chemical failures and historic sources of chemicals across
England. These programmes are on-going, and there are therefore no plans to publish
a specific report on the Mersey. In 2025, the Water Framework Directive classifications
for the water bodies in the Mersey catchment will be subject to a new assessment and
published. Data informing the current classifications is available on Gov.uk.</p>
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