Written questions

Employment: Temperature

Commons · Question 13128 · Tabled 25 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 30 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Mary Glindon

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help workplaces adapt to rising temperatures.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 30 Jun 2026

The Government is committed to ensuring workplaces are safe in the modern world, and in ‘Next Steps to Make Work Pay’ we committed to look at how to modernise health and safety guidance for extreme temperatures. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is Gr...