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Fire Resistant Materials: Costs

2026-07-20 · Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade · HL2390 · Official question

Baroness Berger

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with furniture manufacturers over the past two years regarding the costs of adding chemical flame retardants to products sold in the UK.

Answer

Following the 2023 consultation ‘Smarter Regulation: Fire safety of domestic upholstered furniture’, the Government engaged extensively with a wide range of stakeholders, including manufacturers and upholsterers to build our evidence base, including on th...

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