Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs written question – answered at on 20 February 2026.
Damien Egan
Labour, Bristol North East
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.
Mary Creagh
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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.
Yes2 people think so
No1 person thinks not
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