Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 112024

Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances: Furniture

Tabled: 9 February 2026

Answered: 12 February 2026

Named Day

Question

Vikki Slade

Liberal Democrat — Mid Dorset and North Poole

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to establish new statutory action standards for the use of PFAS and POPs for fire-resistant purposes in furniture (a) manufactured and (b) sold in the UK.

Answer

Kate Dearden

The Government does not have plans to establish new standards for the use of chemicals in furniture manufactured or sold in the UK. The policy paper the fire safety of domestic upholstered furniture, published in January 2025, sets out our plans to reform...

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