Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 80132
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 against regulatory standards by the Office for Product Safety and Standards in the (a) 2022, (b) 2023 and (c) 2024 reporting year.
Answer
Kate DeardenUnder 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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