Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 49282

Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

Tabled: 29 April 2025
Answered: 7 May 2025

Question

Terry Jermy

LabourSouth West Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of banning per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances where alternatives are available.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Government has already prohibited three key PFAS through our domestic legislation on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), which implements the UN Stockholm Convention on POPs. Defra, Scottish and Welsh Ministers agreed that understanding the risks po...

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