Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 73145

Chemicals: Safety

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 5 September 2025

Question

Mr Will Forster

Liberal DemocratWoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that (a) alignment with EU standards and (b) the highest safety standards are maintained on chemical regulation when importing toxic chemicals.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The reforms set out in the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) consultation on Chemicals Legislative Reform proposals aim to give HSE greater flexibility and scope to make necessary or appropriate regulatory decisions in Great Britain (GB) at pace with in...

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