Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 14138

Employment: Temperature

Tabled: 29 June 2026

Answered: 15 July 2026

Question

Ayoub Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many inspections the Health and Safety Executive has undertaken relating to excessive workplace temperatures in each of the last five years.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prioritises its resources to concentrate on the most serious risks and target dutyholders with the worst risk management record. Therefore, there have been no proactive inspections specifically relating to excessive w...

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