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Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances: Environment Protection

Asked by Jayne KirkhamLabour (Co-op)Department for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 21 May 2025UIN 51704

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make it his policy to align the UK with EU regulatory protections for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in his revised Environmental Improvement Plan.

Answered by Emma Hardy

The revised EIP, which will be published later this year, will set out action the government is taking to address environment risks from chemicals, including PFAS.

We have reset our relations with our European partners, and we now need to use our strengthened relations to deliver a long-term UK-EU strategic partnership. However, it is too early to comment on the outcome of discussions linked to the UK/EU Summit that takes place on 19 May.

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