Draft Biocidal Products (Health and Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 Debate

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Department: Department for Work and Pensions
Wednesday 23rd November 2022

(1 year, 5 months ago)

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Tahir Ali Portrait Tahir Ali (Birmingham, Hall Green) (Lab)
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I have some questions for the Minister. The first concerns the resubmission rate of 70%. What are the actual numbers? If this instrument is to be extended for five years, what are we looking at 70% of? My next question is about the data that was lost because of EU withdrawal. That will now mean that a lot of work has to be done again from scratch, which will involve some intense resources and support for HSE, as my hon. Friend the Member for Lewisham, Deptford mentioned. How much extra resource will be put into the HSE? In five years, there will be the 70% of re-submitted applications, as well as the submissions that would normally come in. Will we be in a position in five years’ time where we have another backlog and have to look at another extension?