Written questions

Stone: Health and Safety

Commons · Question 5639 · Tabled 1 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 9 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Ayoub Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether additional funding has been allocated to the Health and Safety Executive to support inspections and enforcement activity in engineered stone workshops and related workplaces.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 9 Jun 2026

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) receives funding from the Department to support its role as workplace health and safety regulator. It is for HSE to prioritise how best to use that funding to support its core activities. HSE has identified resource f...