Baroness Boycott
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Baroness Boycott (CB)
My Lords, I absolutely welcome all the Government’s efforts on modern slavery but can I turn their attention to the contents of the clothes that come from the same place? On 1 January next year, France is instituting a law which will stop all garments for children to wear being full of PFAS and other forever chemicals. Since exiting the EU, we have not banned six further chemicals. I know that the Government are looking to make school uniforms cheaper with the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill; I beg them to have a look at the contents of the fabric. That is precisely what the EU, and France specifically, are banning young children wearing because it gets into their bodies. It is now extremely well studied and researched.
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Lab)
I thank the noble Baroness. She will be unsurprised that I am not briefed on that, but I will speak to colleagues about the points that she raised and make sure that they engage directly with her.