Question follow-through · 9036
Drinking Water: EU Law
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with industry representatives on the potential impact of the EU's revised Drinking Water Directive on (a) product standards and (b) market access.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 14 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 16 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 22 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with industry representatives on the potential impact of the EU's revised Drinking Water Directive on (a) product standards and (b) market access.
16 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 Oct 2024
Answer published
This Government continues to follow EU regulatory developments with interest, engaging with the EU on key regulatory developments via TCA structures. The Drinking Water Directive has not been discussed or raised with my Department. UK businesses exporting...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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