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
Labour — South 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 HardyThe 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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