Written questions

Blood: Lead

Lords · Question HL505 · Tabled 1 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 15 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne

To ask His Majesty's Government, in light of the Health and Safety Executive’s proposals to lower the permitted level of lead in the blood of general employees, what assessment they have made of the impact on stained glass artists.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Sherlock, 15 Jun 2026

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is currently consulting on proposed changes to the Control of Lead at Work Regulations (CLAW) 2002 to enable the impact of these proposed lev-els in the working environment to be fully assessed. HSE has also been enga...