Question follow-through · 64278

Chemicals: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the readiness of the chemicals sector for the 2026 UK REACH registration deadline for substances over 1,000 metric tonnes; and whether

answeredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Tabled
1 Jul 2025
Target answer date
3 Jul 2025
Answer
8 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the readiness of the chemicals sector for the 2026 UK REACH registration deadline for substances over 1,000 metric tonnes; and whether

  2. 3 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    We are aware of stakeholder concerns about the feasibility of these dates. We will provide further information in due course.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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