Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill on the (a) Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (England) Regulations 2007, (b) Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (Wales) Regulations 2020, (c) Foods for Specific Groups (Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 and (d) Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007; and if he will make a statement.

Through the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, the Government is currently reviewing which retained European Union law should be repealed, reformed or preserved. The Government continues to work with a range of stakeholders to consider impacts and ensure that current standards in patient safety and public health are maintained.

The Government continues to proactively engage the devolved governments at official and Ministerial level as part of this review.