Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 74366

Asbestos: Sales

Tabled: 2 September 2025

Answered: 11 September 2025

Named Day

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to (a) monitor and (b) help prevent the online sale of products containing asbestos; and whether the Health and Safety Executive has issued recent (i) enforcement ac

Answer

Kate Dearden

Product safety regulations require consumer products to be safe when placed on the market, whether sold online or offline. The Office for Product Safety and Standards has published three recalls for products containing asbestos in the last three years.In ...

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