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1000220

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Chemicals: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of any potential increase in red tape from the proposed associate status of the EU Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & restriction of Chemicals programme after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Hendon
tabling member printed	Dr Matthew Offord
uin	187324
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/11/2018 answer text <p>The detail of the UK’s association to the EU Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation &amp; restriction of Chemicals programme after the UK leaves the EU is part of ongoing negotiations. The UK and the EU have a mutual interest in maintaining our integrated chemical supply chains as the chemicals industry is an economically significant sector in both regions, and it underpins key downstream sectors including automotive, aerospace, construction and pharmaceuticals. In the White Paper on our future relationship with the European Union published in July, the UK has proposed that chemicals are part of a UK-EU free trade area on goods, with continued UK participation in the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) underpinning this arrangement. This proposal is part of ongoing negotiation.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 09/11/2018 14:57:52 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
tabling member	4006 label Biography information for Dr Matthew Offord

661673

registered interest
date	19/12/2016
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 she has made of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the application in the UK of standards under the REACH regulation on the sale of chemicals.
tabling member constituency	Brent North
tabling member printed	Barry Gardiner
uin	58077
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2017 answer text <p>As we start the process of leaving the EU, we will aim to deliver a stable and clear legislative framework for the continued effective management of chemicals, including maintaining standards that underpin trade and the protection of human health and the environment, and deliver on our international commitments.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 10/01/2017 14:20:29 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	146 label Biography information for Barry Gardiner

800494

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
answering body	Department for Exiting the European Union
answering dept id	203
answering dept short name	Exiting the European Union
answering dept sort name	Exiting the European Union
hansard heading	Chemicals: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, which (a) individuals and (b) organisations he has held discussions with on the UK's access to the EU REACH programme after the UK leaves the EU; and if he will he make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
tabling member printed	Mrs Louise Ellman
uin	117115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2017 answer text <p>Stakeholder engagement is a central element of our plan to build a national consensus around our negotiating position. We are working closely with colleagues across government to regularly engage with the chemicals sector and other manufacturing sectors that use chemicals on a range of areas including the REACH regulation. Details of ministerial and senior official meetings are published in the Department’s Quarterly Transparency Returns, which will be made publicly available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government’s chemicals sector report sets out the sector’s views, alongside a description of the sector, the current EU regulatory regime, and existing frameworks for how trade is facilitated between countries in these sectors. These reports have been made available for members of both Houses to read in a secure reading room.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Worcester answering member printed Mr Robin Walker question first answered 13/12/2017 15:57:24 answering member 4091 label Biography information for Mr Robin Walker
tabling member	484 label Biography information for Dame Louise Ellman

800808

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
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 it is the Government's policy to remain part of the REACH system for authorising chemicals after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	117429
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The European Union (Withdrawal Bill) will convert existing EU chemicals law, including REACH, into domestic law wherever practical, giving consumers and businesses as much certainty as possible. 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>The Government published its position paper on continuity in the availability of goods for the EU and the UK in August. This paper set out the principles the UK is proposing for ensuring the availability of goods after Exit. This includes seeking to avoid unnecessary duplication of compliance activity for businesses and proposing that the UK and EU markets continue to recognise the validity of registrations issued prior to exit.</p><p> </p><p>While it would not be appropriate to pre-judge the outcome of the negotiations we will discuss with the EU and Member States how best to continue cooperation in chemicals regulation in the best interests of both the UK and the EU.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 117430 question first answered 11/12/2017 17:22:41 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

800809

registered interest
date	04/12/2017
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 UK registrations under the EU Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & Restriction of Chemicals regulation will continue to be recognised after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Leeds Central
tabling member printed	Hilary Benn
uin	117430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The European Union (Withdrawal Bill) will convert existing EU chemicals law, including REACH, into domestic law wherever practical, giving consumers and businesses as much certainty as possible. 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>The Government published its position paper on continuity in the availability of goods for the EU and the UK in August. This paper set out the principles the UK is proposing for ensuring the availability of goods after Exit. This includes seeking to avoid unnecessary duplication of compliance activity for businesses and proposing that the UK and EU markets continue to recognise the validity of registrations issued prior to exit.</p><p> </p><p>While it would not be appropriate to pre-judge the outcome of the negotiations we will discuss with the EU and Member States how best to continue cooperation in chemicals regulation in the best interests of both the UK and the EU.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey grouped question UIN 117429 question first answered 11/12/2017 17:22:41 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	413 label Biography information for Hilary Benn

802130

registered interest
date	06/12/2017
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Chemicals: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the number of businesses in the chemical industry considering relocating from the UK to the EU in the event that the UK does not remain part of the REACH system for authorising chemicals after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Sefton Central
tabling member printed	Bill Esterson
uin	117817
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2017 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is working closely with the chemical industry to understand the impacts resulting from UK’s exit from the EU. We want to minimise the regulatory and market access barriers for UK businesses, including for those in the chemicals sector. We want to ensure that UK companies have the maximum freedom to trade with and operate within European markets – and to let European businesses do the same in the UK.</p> answering member constituency Devizes answering member printed Claire Perry question first answered 11/12/2017 15:56:33 answering member 3974 label Biography information for Claire Perry
tabling member	4061 label Biography information for Bill Esterson

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

824563

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
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, with reference to the oral contribution of the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on New Clause 61 of the EU Withdrawal Bill on 20 December 2017, Official Report, column 1168 whether the standards currently set by REACH will remain in place in the UK, or whether the UK will continue to match its standards to those of REACH after the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Hall Green
tabling member printed	Mr Roger Godsiff
uin	123364
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>While it would not be appropriate to pre-judge the outcome of the negotiations we will discuss with the EU and Member States how best to continue cooperation in chemicals regulation in the best interests of both the UK and the EU.</p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 24/01/2018 15:09:15 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	304 label Biography information for Mr Roger Godsiff

835999

registered interest
date	02/02/2018
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 publish his Department's risk assessment of leaving the EU REACH regulatory system.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	126354
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2018 answer text <p>Ministers have a specific responsibility, which Parliament has endorsed, to be careful not to release information that would undermine our negotiating position.</p><p> </p><p>We want to secure the best possible outcome for UK industry in upcoming negotiations – a partnership underpinned by high standards, a practical approach to regulation and the greatest possible access to European markets. We will continue to engage with UK industry to shape our negotiating position.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 08/02/2018 07:59:07 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

850894

registered interest
date	27/02/2018
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 his Department has undertaken an impact assessment on the consequences of the UK changing its regulatory standard away from the REACH chemical use and transport regulations for chemicals produced or imported into the UK once the UK leaves the EU.
tabling member constituency	Rutherglen and Hamilton West
tabling member printed	Ged Killen
uin	130111
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>The EU (Withdrawal) Bill will convert current EU law into domestic law. This will include REACH as well as other related chemicals regulation. This will mean that the standards established by REACH will continue to apply in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We will continue publishing impact assessments to accompany legislation, where appropriate. An impact assessment was published alongside the EU (Withdrawal) Bill.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Suffolk Coastal answering member printed Dr Thérèse Coffey question first answered 20/03/2018 11:53:06 answering member 4098 label Biography information for Dr Thérèse Coffey
tabling member	4672 label Biography information for Ged Killen