That is right. These regulations will apply to the whole of the United Kingdom, with the exception of paragraph 1 of schedule 11, which makes amendments to existing domestic legislation regarding the disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls that, in the current regulations I referred to, extends only to England and Wales. This Government, and this country, have to be ready for the prospect of not being part of ECHA—the European Chemicals Agency—in future, and we therefore need to put in place the regulatory framework that means we will continue to have a safe chemicals industry in future.
Exiting the European Union (Consumer Protection)
Proceeding contribution from
Therese Coffey
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 25 February 2019.
It occurred during Debates on delegated legislation on Exiting the European Union (Consumer Protection).
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