Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will conduct a public consultation ahead of publishing the Government’s UK Chemicals Strategy; and if he will make a statement.

The Government’s 25 Year Environment Plan commits to a new strategy to tackle chemicals of national concern. The Government is developing a Chemicals Strategy which will set out our immediate priorities, alongside any actions we will need to take to achieve safer and more environmentally sustainable management of chemicals for present and future generations. We recognise this is an area of interest to many, and we will consult with a wide range of stakeholders as an important part of its development.