questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in (a) cookware, (b) school uniforms and (c) other consumer products; what comparative assessment she has made of regulatory approaches adopted by (i) France, (ii) Denmark and (iii) other countries in developing the UK’s approach to PFAS regulation; and what her Department’s planned timetable is to minimise the effects of PFAS while transitioning to safer alternative substances.
answerText: Steps to better understand the sources of these chemicals, tackle how they move around in the environment, and act to reduce public and environmental exposure were set out on 3 February 2026 in the UK’s first-ever PFAS Plan. PFAS Plan: building a safer fu...
heading: Per- and polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances