Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 122194
Furniture: Fire Prevention
Tabled: 19 March 2026
Answered: 27 March 2026
Question
Vicky Foxcroft
Labour — Lewisham North
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the recommendation from the Environmental Audit Committee's Toxic Chemicals in Everyday Life report of 2019 to end the use of the ‘ma
Answer
Kate DeardenWhilst the government is not aware of any evidence that directly links elevated cancer rates to the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 (the FFRs), we recognise that there is an increasing body of evidence to support action to reduc...
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