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Employment: Protective Clothing

Asked by Kirsteen SullivanLabour (Co-op)Department for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 80124

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many checks of the adequacy of the provision of personal protective equipment were carried out by the Health and Safety Executive in the (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024 reporting year.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The information requested is not readily available and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

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