| Heading: |
Welding: Carcinogens |
| Question ID: |
1808748 |
| UIN: |
57044 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-03 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5253 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Richard Baker
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| Asking Member handle: |
RichardBakerMP
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@RichardBakerMP
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will estimate the number of workers exposed (a) directly and (b) indirectly to welding fume since it was categorised as carcinogenic by the Health and Safety Executive in 2019. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-11 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
163 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sir Stephen Timms
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| Answering Member handle: |
stephenctimms
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@stephenctimms
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| Answer text: |
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) does not collect data on the numbers of people directly or indirectly exposed to welding fume. |
| Original answer text: |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |