Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 80129

Protective Clothing: Standards

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Kirsteen Sullivan

Labour (Co-op) — Bathgate and Linlithgow

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many personal protective equipment products were tested by the Office for Product Safety and Standards in the (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024 reporting year.

Answer

Kate Dearden

Under UK law, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) manufacturers and importers are responsible for the compliance of PPE placed on the market. As an intelligence-led and risk-based national regulator, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) prio...

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