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...