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1518527

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date	26/09/2022
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	Cosmetics
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the environmental impact of production and release of (1) petrochemical, and (2) mineral UV-filters, currently approved as active ingredients in cosmetics.
tabling member printed	Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
uin	HL2326
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/10/2022 answer text <p>(1) The Environment Agency (EA) cannot assess the impact on the environment from petrochemical ingredients in cosmetics. Petrochemicals are used in a large range of manufacturing processes and the EA cannot, with confidence, trace petrochemicals in the environment specifically back to the widespread use of cosmetics.</p><p> </p><p>(2) The EA Chemical Assessment Unit published a review of organic UV filters in cosmetics prior to the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulations coming into force (<a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.publishing.service.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F291007%2Fscho1008bpay-e-e.pdf&amp;data=05%7C01%7CMatt.Womersley%40environment-agency.gov.uk%7Cb317fb6028fb482aaf1008daa0982a56%7C770a245002274c6290c74e38537f1102%7C0%7C0%7C637998873520894768%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=kmZ5qJPU49MG52xtNXPJmILrAtiHN%2B8wqZmYCLn9JFE%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a> and copy attached). They have a project this year to update it, which will complete by March 2023.</p><p> </p><p>The EA has developed a Prioritisation and Early Warning System (PEWS) for chemicals of emerging concern to ensure consideration of the potential risks of emerging chemicals including to surface waters (both freshwater and saline waters), groundwater and soils. The system allows the EA to sift and to screen any chemical substance nominated using, where available, hazard data and environmental monitoring data to prioritise whether a substance may be a possible chemical of concern in England.</p><p> </p><p>The EA has considered some mineral UV-filters as part of PEWS: zinc oxide in its nanoform; and titanium dioxide in its nanoform. However, both substances have a much broader range of uses beyond cosmetics, so it is not possible to isolate the impact of release from cosmetic use alone. Both substances flagged as low risk in PEWS, but the EA stresses it has low certainty over this outcome, due to a lack of available data.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 10/10/2022 16:35:14 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon attachment 1 file name UV filters review EA.pdf title UV filters review - Environment Agency
tabling member	4719 label Biography information for Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

1169483

registered interest
date	08/01/2020
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	Cosmetics
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 the timeframe is for the UK cosmetics portal to go live.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	1389
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>The timeframe for whether the UK Cosmetics Portal needs to go live is dependent on the outcome of negotiations on the future economic relationship between the UK and the EU. The Government has made preparations so that the UK cosmetics portal can go live as soon as it is needed.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 13/01/2020 16:34:35 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1077259

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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	Cosmetics
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 progress his Department has made on creating a UK cosmetics portal as part of preparations for the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	225549
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>The UK’s new cosmetics database is being developed by the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS). OPSS have worked closely with cosmetics businesses in creating the database, which is currently undergoing testing with the sector.</p><p> </p><p>OPSS will continue to communicate with businesses, trade associations and other regulators regarding the steps businesses need to take for notification of new and existing products.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 04/03/2019 13:51:41 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1077261

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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	Cosmetics
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 discussions his Department is having with the cosmetics industry on implications for that industry of the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	225550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>Officials have been working closely with the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association (CTPA) and individual businesses to help them prepare for the UK’s exit from the EU. This includes helping the CTPA prepare their guidance for the UK leaving the EU, including in the event of leaving without a deal, as well as attending industry events and engaging with individual businesses.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 04/03/2019 13:51:50 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan

1077263

registered interest
date	25/02/2019
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	Cosmetics
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether his Department is providing financial support to the cosmetics industry as part of preparations for the UK leaving the EU.
tabling member constituency	Inverclyde
tabling member printed	Ronnie Cowan
uin	225551
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>Delivering a deal negotiated with the EU remains the Government’s top priority. However, officials have been working closely with the cosmetics industry to reduce the potential impact on them should the UK leave the EU without a deal, including providing for transitional arrangements for labelling changes and appropriate levels of notification for cosmetic products already on the market. There are no further plans to provide financial support to the cosmetics industry as part of the UK’s preparations for EU exit.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 04/03/2019 13:51:58 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
tabling member	4465 label Biography information for Ronnie Cowan