Question follow-through · 97680
Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances are classified as Substances of Very High Concern.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 5 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 11 Dec 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4 · 1 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
5 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances are classified as Substances of Very High Concern.
9 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Dec 2025
Answer published
The UK Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulations provide for a list of Substances of Very High Concern to be established. This list currently contains six entries relating to Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalky...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances
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Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances
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