Written questions

Poisons: Research

Commons · Question 11126 · Tabled 18 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 1 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the level of Sovereign Capability in Toxicology.

Answer

Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 1 Jul 2026

The Government has contributed through toxicologists in several Government departments or agencies in a report compiled by the British Toxicology Society (BTS), which is available at the following link:https://www.thebts.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/BTS...