Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 56415

Furniture: Fire Prevention

Tabled: 2 June 2025
Answered: 5 June 2025

Question

Adam Thompson

LabourErewash

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure that the chemical flame-retardant sector is represented in discussions on furniture and furnishings fire safety regulations.

Answer

Justin Madders
The Government is committed to maintaining a high level of fire safety for domestic upholstered furniture. The Policy paper The fire safety of domestic upholstered furniture published on 22 January sets out the Government’s intention for wider reforms to ...

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