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1052291

	registered interest
	date	31/01/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Chemicals: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2018 to Question 201663, what further detail has been provided by the ECHA on the intended mechanism by which UK companies can transfer their registrations to EU based entities in order to maintain uninterrupted EU market access.
	tabling member constituency	Workington
	tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
	uin	215205
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>On 1 February the ECHA announced that it would publish a communications package in the week beginning 4 February to help all companies placing chemical substances on the EU market to prepare for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. It said that the package will include new question and answer material and step-by-step instructions for using the ‘Brexit window’ for UK-based companies to transfer their REACH registrations.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 05/02/2019 11:31:30 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

967824

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Chemicals: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the REACH regulations will form part of the common rulebook proposed in the paper, The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, Cm 9593.
	tabling member constituency	Workington
	tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
	uin	170352
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the Government’s White Paper <em>‘The Future Relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union’</em> published on 12 July 2018, the Government’s vision is for an economic partnership that includes participation by the UK in those EU agencies that have a central role in facilitating regulations for those highly regulated goods sectors including the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). This would mean accepting the rules of the ECHA including REACH and making an appropriate financial contribution.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 170775 question first answered 10/09/2018 10:47:13 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

968117

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2018
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Chemicals: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State's evidence to the House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee on 18 July 2018, whether it is the policy of the Government to remain a member of the European Chemicals Agency and subject to REACH after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Workington
	tabling member printed	Sue Hayman
	uin	170775
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/09/2018 answer text <p>As set out in the Government’s White Paper <em>‘The Future Relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union’</em> published on 12 July 2018, the Government’s vision is for an economic partnership that includes participation by the UK in those EU agencies that have a central role in facilitating regulations for those highly regulated goods sectors including the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). This would mean accepting the rules of the ECHA including REACH and making an appropriate financial contribution.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 170352 question first answered 10/09/2018 10:47:13 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4395 label Biography information for Baroness Hayman of Ullock

822892

	registered interest
	date	15/01/2018
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Chemicals: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure that the UK retains the regulatory standards set out in REACH after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Portsmouth South
	tabling member printed	Stephen Morgan
	uin	122575
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2018 answer text <p>The Withdrawal Bill will convert current EU law into domestic law wherever practical, giving consumers and businesses as much certainty as possible. This includes laws relating to chemicals. The UK is strongly committed to the effective and safe management of chemicals. That will not change when we leave the EU.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 24/01/2018 16:36:14 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4653 label Biography information for Stephen Morgan

1149052

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Chemicals: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment the Government has made of the potential merits of the UK staying aligned to the REACH chemical regulations after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
	tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
	uin	129
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to an ambitious, broad, deep and flexible economic partnership with the EU. We want a deal that allows us to be in control of our own laws. The details of this partnership, including the possibility of cooperation with relevant European Chemicals Agency, including on REACH, will be a matter for negotiation with the EU after we leave the European Union.</p><p> </p><p>We are preparing for that negotiation and will work with a wide range of partners to ensure a successful outcome for UK business and citizens.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 128 question first answered 22/10/2019 16:13:39 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1149054

	registered interest
	date	14/10/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Chemicals: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what representations she has received from industry on the effect of divergence from REACH regulations after the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Preseli Pembrokeshire
	tabling member printed	Stephen Crabb
	uin	131
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>Ministers and officials have been engaging throughout the UK with businesses of all sizes and their representatives and trade associations to ensure we understand the sector’s priorities for our future relationship with the EU, including its priorities relating to European Chemicals Agency (ECHA).</p><p> </p><p>We have heard these views from businesses in meetings, correspondence and at large scale stakeholder events. Through this engagement we have also heard of industry’s concerns of the potential impacts to business and disruption to supply chains resulting from divergence from the EU REACH regulations.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the importance of the EU trade to the Chemicals sector and will continue to work, up to and after our exit from the EU with a wide range of partners to ensure a successful outcome for UK business and citizens.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 130 question first answered 22/10/2019 13:39:50 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	1554 label Biography information for Stephen Crabb

1309540

	registered interest
	date	15/04/2021
	answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
	answering dept id	29
	answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
	answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
	hansard heading	Chemicals: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether it is the Health and Safety Executive's policy not to initiate a restriction on a substance on which an opinion has been adopted by the European Chemicals Agency.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	181431
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/04/2021 answer text <p>An annual UK REACH Work Programme will be developed and published; this will include activity on new restrictions. Working with the Environment Agency, Defra and relevant officials from the Scottish and Welsh governments, HSE will identify priorities for restriction. These may include restrictions already addressed by the European Chemicals Agency. The preparation of restriction dossiers by HSE will address concerns deemed to be the most pressing for Great Britain, and any further measures taken to safeguard human health and the environment will be based on the best available evidence and robust science.</p> answering member constituency Mid Sussex answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 21/04/2021 16:02:38 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1399814

	registered interest
	date	05/01/2022
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Chemicals: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what economic assessment he has made of the costs and benefits to the UK of (a) aligning with and (b) diverging from EU REACH and EU Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) controls on hazardous chemicals.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	98424
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2022 answer text <p>An assessment of the costs and benefits of leaving the EU was presented in a <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F628004%2F2017-07-12_repeal_bill_impact_assessment__1_.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7Csimon.johnson%40defra.gov.uk%7C296de1280d1142d2f42b08d9d4f82496%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637774984647541595%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=RfdWO79EDtgNEKvkDFPbgphiByzs%2BV5yFFRtDo3zcng%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) for the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill</a>. Analysis of the wider impacts of the UK’s exit from the EU was published in the government’s <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F760484%2F28_November_EU_Exit_-_Long-term_economic_analysis__1_.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7Csimon.johnson%40defra.gov.uk%7C296de1280d1142d2f42b08d9d4f82496%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637774984647541595%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=8WJtyAQs3PlKkoXiJlVwpjcQc%2BXcQuISICQPVaZgB1M%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Long-Term Economic Analysis</a> published in November 2018. <a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.legislation.gov.uk%2Fukia%2F2019%2F36%2Fpdfs%2Fukia_20190036_en.pdf&amp;data=04%7C01%7Csimon.johnson%40defra.gov.uk%7C296de1280d1142d2f42b08d9d4f82496%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637774984647541595%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&amp;sdata=DcTkoKUthULx3D%2B5THr4EmtZDqvV79SZEHqgGTRIuI8%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">An impact assessment</a> was published alongside the REACH etc. (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/758) and ‘de minimis’ assessments were prepared for the subsequent REACH amendment regulations and for the EU Exit Statutory Instruments that put in place a separate GB/UK chemicals regulatory regime for Classification Labelling and Packaging under the terms of retained EU law as set out in the European Union (Withdrawal) Acts.</p><p>Having our own independent regulatory framework for chemicals gives us the opportunity to be ambitious and not look solely to the EU to define a successful chemicals regulation. Instead, it enables us to take our own decisions following the best scientific advice taking account of our own specific assessment of risk and the socioeconomic case for change.</p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 13/01/2022 16:43:40 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1644345

	registered interest
	date	13/06/2023
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Chemicals: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she plans to consult with relevant external stakeholders on her Department’s proposals for replacing retained EU law on chemicals.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	189441
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2023 answer text <p>Ministers and officials from each department regularly engage with stakeholders on specific policy. We are committed to engaging with stakeholders to ensure policy decisions are well informed and result in benefits for both citizens and business.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 21/06/2023 17:31:34 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1137771

	registered interest
	date	09/07/2019
	answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept id	13
	answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	hansard heading	Chemicals: EU Law
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of proportion of registrations held by UK firms with the European Chemicals Agency to export to the EU in August 2018 that have been transferred to a non-UK EU-based entity.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	275251
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2019 answer text <p>The European Chemicals Agency reported on 3 April 2019 that approximately 4,800 UK-based registrants had initiated a transfer to a EU-based company. This is out of a total of around 12,000 UK registrations in total.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 17/07/2019 14:40:08 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien