Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps he plans to take to ensure that British industries dependent on the REACH regulation to import raw materials for coatings and inks will be able to import the materials they need after the UK leaves the EU.

As the Prime Minster has stated, we want British companies to have the maximum freedom to trade with, and operate in the Single Market – and to let European businesses do the same here - including the trade in the REACH regulated chemicals used in coatings and inks after the UK leaves the EU.

DIT is in regular discussion with others across Whitehall to help ensure this is the case. This includes colleagues in DEFRA and HSE who are responsible for regulation and standards for the sector.