Written question asked by Ellie Chowns (Green Party) on Friday, 17 April 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 21 April 2026. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Friday, 24 April 2026 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Hazardous Substances: Exports

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if the Health and Safety Executive will publish a regularly updated list of GB exports of highly hazardous substances listed in Annex II and III of GB PIC that are permitted using the waiver for explicit consent, including (a) the importing country, (b) the UK company, (c) the substance exported and tonnage band and (d) the reasons for which the export met the waiver conditions.

Answer: There is no statutory requirement to publish information on waivers used under the Great Britain (GB) Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Regulations. However, each year, companies have to report the name of the chemical in the GB PIC list that they have exported or imported during the previous calendar year, the quantity of the chemical, and the name of the importing or exporting country. The Health and Safety Executive, as the Designated National Authority, publishes that information on its website: https://www.hse.gov.uk/pic/annual-reporting.htm.

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