Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 73918

Lead: Paint

Tabled: 1 September 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Terry Jermy

LabourSouth West Norfolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 February 2025 to Question 28814 on Lead: Paint, if he will make it his policy to issue updated guidance.

Answer

Emma Hardy
The Environmental Protection (Controls on Injurious Substances) Regulations 1992 banned the use of lead paint, except for certain specialist uses. Concerns over the presence of lead paint should be referred to a certified lead-based paint risk assessor, w...

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