Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 113173

Protective Clothing: Trading Standards

Tabled: 12 February 2026

Answered: 23 February 2026

Question

Kirsteen Sullivan

Labour (Co-op) — Bathgate and Linlithgow

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions on trading standards has the Office for Product Safety and Standards had with the British Safety Industry Federation on Personal Protective Equipment.

Answer

Kate Dearden

The British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) and the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) regularly discuss Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) matters, including trading standards’ market surveillance of PPE. BSIF and OPSS engage through direc...

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