Question follow-through · 99506
Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of grouping Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in regulation.
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- Answering body
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Tabled
- 12 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 16 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 17 Dec 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Environment and energy
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: National Security · 16 Dec 2025
- Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances · 2 Jan 2026
- Nature Conservation: Crime · 2 Feb 2026
- Birds: Gun Sports · 2 Feb 2026
- Swimming: Health Education · 3 Feb 2026
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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
12 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of grouping Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in regulation.
16 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Dec 2025
Answer published
PFAS represent a group of thousands of chemicals, with hundreds used commercially across many sectors of industry and society. The structural diversity of PFAS poses a challenge to grouping. The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) published an “Analysis o...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Animal Welfare: Slough
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