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Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances

Commons · Question 111435 · Tabled 6 Feb 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 13 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will consider a universal restriction on perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.

Answer

Answered by Emma Hardy, 13 Feb 2026

The Government published a PFAS Plan on 3 February 2026, which sets out our approach towards protecting human health and the environment from risks posed by PFAS. In the recently revised Environmental Improvement Plan, we have committed to reforming UK RE...