Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 192846

Chemicals: Regulation

Tabled: 6 July 2023
Answered: 10 July 2023

Question

Judith Cummins

LabourBradford South

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of reducing fees for UK Regulation, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals.

Answer

The current UK REACH fee structure was carried across from EU REACH using Withdrawal Act powers and given legal effect in secondary legislation. Work is underway to review our approach to this fee structure