Mentions:
1: Earl Russell (LD - Excepted Hereditary) The combined impacts of sewage discharges and pollution from farming and agriculture, chemicals, road - Speech Link
2: Baroness Hayman of Ullock (Lab - Life peer) We know that plastics break down into toxic chemicals and harmful microplastics, and then rivers become - Speech Link
3: Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville (LD - Life peer) Many of the chemicals that she listed are known as forever chemicals. - Speech Link
Mar. 25 2024
Source Page: NN4 7PW, Miswa Chemicals Limited: environmental permit issued - EPR/AP3398LQ/V002Found: NN4 7PW, Miswa Chemicals Limited: environmental permit issued - EPR/AP3398LQ/V002
Mentions:
1: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle (Green - Life peer) Ring-fencing could prevent the fungi in our environment being exposed to similar chemicals that we use - Speech Link
2: Baroness Walmsley (LD - Life peer) , and we then have to develop more and more chemicals to protect humans. - Speech Link
3: Lord Benyon (Con - Life peer) Fungi can also leave poisonous chemicals, such as mycotoxins, in infected plants, with consequent risks - Speech Link
Mentions:
1: Chi Onwurah (Lab - Newcastle upon Tyne Central) When his Department plans to publish its strategy for chemicals. - Speech Link
2: Rebecca Pow (Con - Taunton Deane) To be clear, though, the new draft strategy sets out that our chemicals policy and regulatory decisions - Speech Link
3: Chi Onwurah (Lab - Newcastle upon Tyne Central) Is it not clear that this ongoing chaos with the chemicals strategy means that what it actually requires - Speech Link
4: Rebecca Pow (Con - Taunton Deane) Member will know, there is a global framework on chemicals. - Speech Link
Written Evidence Apr. 24 2024
Inquiry: Preterm BirthFound: for submitting evidence: 1.CHEM Trust is an environmental charity that works to prevent synthetic chemicals
Mentions:
1: Sarah Dyke (LD - Somerton and Frome) Member agree that we must have rigorous testing of chemicals before they are approved for agricultural - Speech Link
2: Samantha Dixon (Lab - City of Chester) If we thought sewage in our waterways was not enough, we are also adding harmful chemicals into the mix - Speech Link
3: Samantha Dixon (Lab - City of Chester) Lady has mentioned, being used as a blanket catch-all that preloads the crops with deadly chemicals that - Speech Link
4: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) The use of these harsh chemicals is not the first solution; it is a final solution. - Speech Link
5: Luke Pollard (LAB - Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport) Those are chemicals that were banned for agricultural use in the UK several years ago, and which remain - Speech Link
Oct. 23 2007
Source Page: Draft minutes of a meeting held on Tuesday 4th September 2007 of the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment. 13 p.Found: Draft minutes of a meeting held on Tuesday 4th September 2007 of the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals
Asked by: Judith Cummins (Labour - Bradford South)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of pursuing an agreement with the EU on data access to reduce the costs of UK Regulation, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals for industrial enterprises.
Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the EU includes a Chemicals Annex to facilitate trade in chemicals. During negotiations the EU did not wish to progress discussions on data sharing. They view access to this data as only for members of the Single Market, and therefore any data sharing arrangement would require the EU to change their very clear position on the matter.
Asked by: Kerry McCarthy (Labour - Bristol East)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many animal testing licences for chemical substances used as cosmetic ingredients were for substances used exclusively in cosmetics between 2019 and 2022.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
Between 2019 and 2022, the Government granted one licence authorising animal testing for chemicals used exclusively as ingredients in cosmetic products, for the purposes of worker or environmental safety under chemicals (REACH) regulations.
I can confirm that, following the Government’s ban of 17 May 2023, no animal testing is being conducted, nor will any testing be authorised, of chemicals that are exclusively intended to be used as ingredients in cosmetics products.
Asked by: Caroline Ansell (Conservative - Eastbourne)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the environmental sustainability of biomass lubricants in wind turbines.
Answered by Rebecca Pow - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Marine Management Organisation’s (MMO) general objective, as set out by the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (MCAA), is to manage its activities with the objective of contributing to the achievement of sustainable development, taking account of all relevant facts and matters and in a consistent and coordinated manner (section 2(1) MCAA). In our decision making and when making our recommendations to the Secretary of State where applicable, the MMO considers the need to protect the environment, human health, and to prevent interference with legitimate uses of the sea (and such other matters as thought relevant) (section 69 MCAA). As a signatory to the Oslo and Paris convention (specifically OSPAR 1992 Annex lll Article 4) the UK must ensure that chemicals are approved for use in the marine environment. This is a requirement for each signatory country for their exclusive economic zone beyond 12 nautical miles and covers the area up to the recognised international boundaries.
Offshore wind farm (OWF) applications with a generating capacity of more than 100MW are classed as Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs), as set out in Part 3 of the Planning Act 2008 (as amended), and as such are granted or refused by the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero. OWF developments
The OSPAR guidance on environmental considerations for OWF development suggests that all chemicals, paints and coverings used in the maintenance and repair of OWFs should be approved for use in the marine environment and their properties should be sufficiently understood. DML conditions are contained within DCOs consented by the Secretary of State, to capture this requirement, alongside others regarding the control of chemicals in the offshore environment.
Under the management of DML conditions, the MMO reviews chemicals used, and any chemicals not already approved under the List of Notified Chemicals require a chemical risk assessment to be submitted before being approved for use.
Generally, lubricants are used in small quantities with low risk to enter the marine environment. They are used to maintain low friction, allow for efficient heat transfer and for the maintenance of hydraulics or moving mechanical parts in activities relating to foundations, cable laying, substation platforms and wind turbine generators where applicable. Regardless, all lubricants are considered for their environmental sustainability alongside all chemicals as part of the process outlined above.