Question follow-through · 43004
Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to further restrict the use of Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances where there are clear alternatives.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 31 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 7 Apr 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
31 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he plans to take to further restrict the use of Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances where there are clear alternatives.
2 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Apr 2025
Answer published
Following the publication of a Regulatory Management Options Analysis (RMOA) on PFAS in April 2023, my department asked the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) to investigate whether to restrict PFAS in firefighting foams under the UK REACH (Restriction, ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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