Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 86529

Biocidal Products: Regulation

Tabled: 29 October 2025

Answered: 5 November 2025

Question

David Chadwick

Liberal Democrat — Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if the Health and Safety Executive will take steps to align with (a) EU mandatory hazard classifications (under EU Classification, Labelling & Packaging Regulation) and (b) EU decisions to (i) approve,

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

In Great Britain (GB) chemicals are regulated under a framework that was largely inherited from the EU system including the GB Classification, Labelling and Packing Regulation (GB CLP) and the GB Biocidal Products Regulation (GB BPR). GB CLP like EU CLP a...

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