Exiting the European Union (Consumer Protection)

I will happily give way and then bring my speech back to the SI.

I was rather hoping that the Minister might do that, because something incredibly important is at...

No, I do not agree with that assessment. Nevertheless, this SI is not about whether we have a dea...

But the truth is that the statutory instrument will not be able to simply cut and paste the REACH...

That is right. These regulations will apply to the whole of the United Kingdom, with the exceptio...

The Minister will be aware, I am sure, of the concern that has been expressed by Rolls-Royce, and...

Actually, I am not aware of the reference to that by Rolls-Royce. Yes, we do need, in effect, to ...

A little earlier, the Minister talked about a section—forgive me, but I do not have the exact num...

I am saying that, as it stands today, chemicals regulation is a devolved matter in how Government...

Will the Minister confirm that there will be absolutely no reduction in safety standards—because ...

The costs are still going to be significant for administering our own chemicals system in future,...

The Minister will be aware that I have some concern about the REACH regulations after we leave th...

I am conscious of my hon. Friend’s desire to have an ongoing relationship with ECHA. As I have al...

I am not terribly sure that the Minister has reassured the hon. Member for Hendon (Dr Offord). I ...

As I said, we are recruiting staff to undertake additional elements, but it will be open to the r...

The Minister will be aware that my Committee, the Environmental Audit Committee, held an evidence...

I do not think we are losing our influence. The measure was taken by ECHA after the people of the...

I have been reading worrying material. It is concerning that a civil servant recently confirmed t...

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs effectively contracts with the HSE to prov...

Will the Minister give way?

No, I do not need to give way on that point.

One way or another, the Government will have t...

rose—

rose—

I would like to bring this to a close fairly soon, because I am conscious that some Members have ...

I am grateful to the Minister for taking interventions, which we are seeking to make because we h...

In effect it will be for the HSE, as the regulator, to make decisions on each level of the proces...

Maybe I can help the Minister. Is it not the case that the Intrastat declarations provide the nec...

I do not know the answer to that, but I will share the suggestion with my officials, some of whom...

Labour believes that this statutory instrument needs urgent modification to avoid disruption to U...

Surely global companies are used to selling into a variety of jurisdictions with different regula...

I am afraid that that is not the information I have been given. As I said, the Minister did not r...

My hon. Friend has triggered a memory that I thought I had buried. On the animal testing point, w...

I thank my hon. Friend for making that important point, and I will be interested to hear the Mini...

My hon. Friend is making a good and interesting point. This issue does not only cover products an...

I completely agree. In fact, representatives of trade unions have made exactly that point to me, ...

I thank my hon. Friend for giving way; she is making an excellent speech and being very generous ...

Once again, my hon. Friend makes an extremely important point. Of course, we also need to look at...

This statutory instrument seeks to ensure a high level of protection for human health and the env...

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for North Ayrshire and Arran (Patricia Gibson). I was ...

I associate myself with the concerns raised by the Chair of the Environmental Audit Committee, th...

I, too, have been contacted by Rolls-Royce and Make UK, the former Engineering Employers’ Federat...

I do agree. One is left reaching the inevitable conclusion that this is chaotic. The party in gov...

It is a real pleasure to follow the Chair of the Science and Technology Committee, the right hon....

My constituency is home to some of the most complex international chemical companies in the world...

I thank all right hon. and hon. Members who have contributed to this debate. I assure the House t...

Will the Minister give way?

Will the Minister give way?

I will not be giving way in my closing remarks—[Interruption.] Well, I am trying to answer the qu...

Will the Minister give way?

I will not be giving way, as I have already made clear to the House. I am trying to answer the qu...