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Protective Clothing: Standards

Commons · Question 81599 · Tabled 13 Oct 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Kirsteen Sullivan

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will endorse the new BS30417 standard on PPE.

Answer

Answered by Kate Dearden, 20 Oct 2025

The Government strongly supports the principle of provision of inclusive personal protective equipment (PPE). While the Government does not routinely endorse individual standards, it may designate certain standards to confer a presumption of conformity fo...