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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 27 April 2026
Debate
Chemicals (Health and Safety) (Amendment, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026Contribution
I apologise to the Chief Whip’s Office, for when the staff told me this fell under the DWP, I raised my eyebrows. However, that was before I dug into the detail of the health and environmental campaigners’ concern about this SI, and I realised I had not adequately considered that the HSE—which is, of course, primarily concerned with workplace safety—was, in 2022, designated the agency for UK REACH, while Defra became the policy lead for the three sets of regulations that the Minister referred to.
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