Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 81735
Health and Safety: Sunscreens
Tabled: 13 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025
Question
Gregory Stafford
Conservative — Farnham and Bordon
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will mandate the Health and Safety Executive to issue updated guidance on outdoor working and sun exposure to include the use of high factor sunscreen.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe Health and Safety Executive (HSE) currently provides guidance for outdoor workers and sun exposure on both its main website pages and as a short leaflet entitled Keep your top on - Health risks from working in the sun (INDG147), both of which recommen...
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