Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 84442

Health Services: Hazardous Substances

Tabled: 22 October 2025
Answered: 30 October 2025

Question

Luke Akehurst

LabourNorth Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to promote the use of (a) engineering controls, (b) biological safety cabinets and (c) closed-system drug-transfer devices during the (i) preparation and (ii) administration of h

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Where hazardous medicinal products (HMPs) are substances hazardous to health subject to The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (as amended) (COSHH) employers, including NHS Trusts, are required to comply with the requirements of th...

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