Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 97871
Furniture: Fire Prevention
Tabled: 8 December 2025
Answered: 17 December 2025
Question
Lisa Smart
Liberal Democrat — Hazel Grove
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the use of formaldehyde and other chemicals in fire retardants for furniture.
Answer
Kate DeardenAs set out in the policy paper the fire safety of domestic upholstered furniture, published in January 2025, we are reviewing the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 (FFRs) with the aim of maintaining a high level of fire safety whi...
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