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Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

Asked by Ruth JonesLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 13 February 2026UIN 111435

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will consider a universal restriction on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Answered by Emma Hardy

The Government published a PFAS Plan on 3 February 2026, which sets out our approach towards protecting human health and the environment from risks posed by PFAS. In the recently revised Environmental Improvement Plan, we have committed to reforming UK REACH. This will enable protections to be applied more quickly, more efficiently and more closely aligned with our closest trading partner the EU.

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