Written Question·Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade ·UIN HL2476
Furniture: Fire Resistant Materials
Tabled: 22 July 2026
Answered: 31 July 2026
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports in The Times on 4 April that domestic chemical flame-retardant requirements increase the cost of UK sofas compared with EU and global markets by up to 30 per cent.
Answer
Following the 2023 consultation ‘Smarter Regulation: Fire safety of domestic upholstered furniture’, the Government engaged extensively with a wide range of stakeholders, including manufacturers and upholsterers to build our evidence base, including on th...
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