Written questions

Composite Materials: Health and Safety

Commons · Question 5641 · 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, what discussions his Department has had with industry representatives on improving consumer awareness of workplace safety standards in the manufacture of quartz and engineered stone kitchen surfaces.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 9 Jun 2026

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is working closely with the Worktop Fabricators Federation and British Occupational Hygiene Society to support introduction of an industry-led quality standard. To display the quality mark, a kitchen surface fabricato...