Question follow-through · 46561

Sodium Nitrate: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will consider mandating the use of declaration of use forms for suppliers of sodium nitrate.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
17 Apr 2025
Target answer date
23 Apr 2025
Answer
30 Apr 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she will consider mandating the use of declaration of use forms for suppliers of sodium nitrate.

  2. 23 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 30 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The Poisons Act 1972 sets out the legal obligations in relation to the sale, purchase, and use of explosives precursors and poisons for suppliers, professional users, and members of the public.The Poisons Act was amended in October 2023 to strengthen cont...

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