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Chemicals: Northern Ireland

Lords · Question HL4226 · Tabled 20 Jan 2025 · Northern Ireland Office · Official record

Answered 30 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Rogan

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they had with the European Commission before rejecting a request from members of the Northern Ireland Assembly to apply the "Stormont Brake" procedure to the Chemical Classification, Labelling and Packaging

Answer

Answered by Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, 30 Jan 2025

The Secretary of State acted fully in accordance with the applicable legal duties in relation to the notification provided to him under the terms of Schedule 6B to the Northern Ireland Act 1998. As such, this was a decision for the Secretary of State take...