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Furniture: Fire Prevention

Asked by Sarah OlneyLiberal DemocratDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 11 March 2025UIN 34915

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to publish information on the remaining issues set out in paragraph 46 of the policy paper entitled The fire safety of domestic upholstered furniture, published on 22 January 2025.

Answered by Justin Madders

The Government is committed to upholding the highest standards of fire safety for domestic upholstered furniture and ensuring only safe products are placed on the UK market. Officials in the Department for Business and Trade have begun extensive, targeted stakeholder engagement to inform decision making on the issues outlined in the policy paper. Following this engagement process, the Government will publish an update on the remaining issues.

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