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

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his department has considered introducing or strengthening age restrictions on the sale and use of hazardous chemicals and poisons for amateur purposes and what measures are in place to ensure compliance and prevent misuse by under-age individuals.

The Poisons Act 1972 provides a robust framework to restrict public access to certain hazardous chemicals and poisons, including licensing controls and mandatory reporting requirements designed to prevent misuse.