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Lithium: Hazardous Substances

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Question for Department for Work and Pensions

UIN 29998, tabled on 7 February 2025

Question

Jayne Kirkham
Labour
Truro and Falmouth
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the HSE plans to expedite its assessment of the European Chemicals Agency Risk Assessment Committee proposal to reclassify lithium salts as Category A reproductive toxicants.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Labour
East Ham
Commons

Answered on

12 February 2025

The three lithium substances (lithium carbonate, lithium hydroxide and lithium chloride) referred to above, do not currently have mandatory classification and labelling in Great Britain (GB). HSE specialists are considering the need to fully evaluate the available data using the Article 37A process under the GB Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation (GB CLP) following publication of the Agency Opinion by HSE in August 2023 to determine whether mandatory classification and labelling is warranted.

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