Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 111436

Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

Tabled: 6 February 2026

Answered: 12 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of improving a) research, b) monitoring and c) labelling of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Answer

Emma Hardy

The Government published a PFAS Plan on 3 February 2026, which sets out its approach towards protecting human health and the environment from risks posed by PFAS. Research is being commissioned and coordinated across the Government, regulators, academia a...

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