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1194240

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
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 plans he has for the UK to diverge from EU REACH regulations.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	45440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>At the end of the Transition Period the UK will have its own independent chemicals regulatory framework, UK REACH. We will bring REACH in to UK law and put in place the systems and capacity to ensure the effective management and control of chemicals which safeguard human health and the environment, and can respond to emerging risks. UK REACH will retain the principles and fundamental approach of the EU REACH system, with its aims of ensuring a high level of protection of human health and the environment, as well as enhancing innovation and competitiveness.</p><p> </p><p>We want to provide industry with as much continuity as possible as we transition to UK REACH. As we will have our own independent chemicals regime we would be legally obliged to take our own decisions although there are no plans to actively diverge from EU REACH.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 45439 45441 question first answered 18/05/2020 15:07:07 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1194241

registered interest
date	11/05/2020
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 cost benefit analysis he has carried out on establishing a separate UK REACH programme.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	45441
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2020 answer text <p>At the end of the Transition Period the UK will have its own independent chemicals regulatory framework, UK REACH. We will bring REACH in to UK law and put in place the systems and capacity to ensure the effective management and control of chemicals which safeguard human health and the environment, and can respond to emerging risks. UK REACH will retain the principles and fundamental approach of the EU REACH system, with its aims of ensuring a high level of protection of human health and the environment, as well as enhancing innovation and competitiveness.</p><p> </p><p>We want to provide industry with as much continuity as possible as we transition to UK REACH. As we will have our own independent chemicals regime we would be legally obliged to take our own decisions although there are no plans to actively diverge from EU REACH.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow grouped question UIN 45439 45440 question first answered 18/05/2020 15:07:07 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

1172591

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
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 he has made of the potential effect on the number of jobs in the chemicals sector on Teesside of the UK diverging from REACH regulations.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mike Hill
uin	6745
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>When we leave the EU we will bring Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) into UK law, retaining what it sets out to achieve including a high level of protection of human health and the environment.</p><p> </p><p>The nature of our future trading relationship with the EU is a matter to be settled during the next phase of negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published “EU Exit: Long-term economic impacts” in November 2018. This paper provides estimates of the economic impact of a range of future trading relationships with the EU by sector. One of the drivers of this estimate of impact is the cost of potential regulatory divergence.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/01/2020 11:14:47 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4644 label Biography information for Mike Hill

1172592

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
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 effect of the UK no longer complying with the REACH regulation on the (a) costs and (b) administrative requirements for the chemical industry to continue trading with other EU states.
tabling member constituency	Hartlepool
tabling member printed	Mike Hill
uin	6746
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>When we leave the EU we will bring REACH into UK law, retaining what it sets out to achieve including a high level of protection of human health and the environment.</p><p> </p><p>The nature of our future trading relationship with the EU is a matter to be settled during the next phase of negotiations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government published “EU Exit: Long-term economic impacts” in November 2018. This paper provides estimates of the economic impact of a range of future trading relationships with the EU.</p> answering member constituency Taunton Deane answering member printed Rebecca Pow question first answered 28/01/2020 11:21:54 answering member 4522 label Biography information for Rebecca Pow
tabling member	4644 label Biography information for Mike Hill

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