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Employment: Protective Clothing

Commons · Question 80128 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Kirsteen Sullivan

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many actions the Health and Safety Executive took against companies for failing to meet personal protective equipment legal standards in the (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024 reporting year.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 20 Oct 2025

The requirement to provide suitable and sufficient personal protective equipment is addressed in different health and safety legislation, including the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002...