Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 77883

Nitrous Oxide: Sales

Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 15 October 2025

Question

Anna Dixon

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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of working with regulators to introduce labels for nitrous oxide canisters that can be traced to the point of sale.

Answer

Kate Dearden
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has responsibility for the Aerosols Dispensers Regulations 2009 which sets out the requirements for the safety of aerosol cannisters. The Regulations specify the manufacturing, labelling and transport requiremen...

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