Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 14607

Working Conditions: Temperature

Tabled: 30 June 2026
Answered: 7 July 2026

Question

Dr Peter Prinsley

Labour — Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of a mandated upper temperature limit in the work place, including those working outside.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
I refer the Hon. member to PQ 14088.