Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what regulatory or legislative changes they intend to make on chemical classification, labelling and packaging to maintain the internal market within the UK and to ensure full access to EU markets.

On Monday 20 January, in recognition of the deeply held and genuine concerns raised by Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly about a specific regulation on Chemical Classification, Labelling and Packaging, the Government set out its commitment to take any future steps necessary to avoid new barriers that would affect supplies of such products into Northern Ireland. This includes applying a consistent regime in this area of regulation across the whole of the UK where that is necessary to do so. We will consult as soon as possible, which will determine what regulatory or legislative changes may be necessary.