A question on #Welding #ProtectiveClothing tabled by Richard Baker on 03-06-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Welding: Protective Clothing
Question ID: 1808751
UIN: 57047
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-03
Asking Member ID: 5253
Asking Member display name: Richard Baker
Asking Member handle: RichardBakerMP
Asking Member Twitter reference: @RichardBakerMP
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she has taken to ensure employers provide the correct PPE for workers who work (a) directly and (b) indirectly with welding fume since the categorisation of welding fume as carcinogenic by th
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Date answered: 2025-06-11
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 163
Answering Member display name: Sir Stephen Timms
Answering Member handle: stephenctimms
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.
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
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