Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 75696

Asbestos: Health and Safety

Tabled: 8 September 2025
Answered: 16 September 2025

Question

Liz Jarvis

Liberal DemocratEastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the Health and Safety Executive’s approach to asbestos management in non-domestic buildings.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
HSE is a non-departmental public body. Whilst it has responsibility for its own policy, it reports direct to DWP ministers. The Work and Pensions Committee held an inquiry into HSE’s approach to asbestos management and published a report in 2022. I am now...

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