Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 83953

Chemicals: Regulation

Tabled: 21 October 2025
Answered: 29 October 2025

Question

Ian Byrne

LabourLiverpool West Derby

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of a national chemicals regulator.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Health and Safety Executive and the Environment Agency between them regulate the UK’s chemicals regimes.