Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the readiness of the chemicals sector for the 2026 UK REACH registration deadline for substances over 1,000 metric tonnes; and whether he plans to publish the outcome of the consultation on the proposed alternative model for UK REACH before that deadline.

Answered by Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

We are aware of stakeholder concerns about the feasibility of these dates. We will provide further information in due course.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact on (a) energy efficiency and (b) indoor air quality of adding mechanical ventilation with heat recovery systems to the list of energy saving materials eligible for the 0% VAT rate.

Answered by James Murray - Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)

This Government is committed to improving the quality and sustainability of the country’s housing stock, through improvements such as low carbon heating, insulation, solar panels, and batteries. This will be vital to making the UK more energy resilient and meeting our 2050 Net Zero commitment.

Installations of qualifying energy-saving materials (ESMs) in residential accommodation and buildings used solely for a charitable purpose benefit from a temporary VAT zero rate until March 2027, after which they will revert to the reduced rate of VAT at five per cent.

The Government assesses whether to add ESMs to this relief by evaluating them against the following principles: the primary purpose of the technology must be to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions; and relieving the technology of VAT must be cost effective and align with broader VAT principles.

Found: Questions 1-8 Representations made I: Lizzi Collinge and Rachel Gilmour II: Luke Murphy III: Sir John

Found: Chowns Claire Hanna Clive Lewis Lillian Jones Dr Simon Opher Brian Leishman John Cooper Lizzi Collinge

Found: Chowns Claire Hanna Clive Lewis Lillian Jones Dr Simon Opher Brian Leishman John Cooper Lizzi Collinge

Found: Chowns Claire Hanna Clive Lewis Lillian Jones Dr Simon Opher Brian Leishman John Cooper Lizzi Collinge

Maternity APPG
Thursday 10th July 2025

Found: Campbell MP (Broxtowe), Dr Danny Chambers MP (Winchester), Ben Coleman MP (Chelsea and Fulham), Lizzi Collinge