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Employment: Protective Clothing

Asked by Kirsteen SullivanLabour (Co-op)Department for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 22 October 2025UIN 80125

The question

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

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

This data is not readily available, and to provide it would incur disproportionate cost.

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