Question follow-through · 74886

Retail Trade: Health and Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential health and safety risks associated with increased lone working in retail.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
3 Sept 2025
Target answer date
9 Sept 2025
Answer
9 Sept 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment her Department has made of the potential health and safety risks associated with increased lone working in retail.

  2. 9 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 9 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has the policy lead for workplace health and safety in Great Britain. However, the primary responsibility for managing risk to health and safety lies with employers. An employer is the person or organisation that is l...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Retail Trade: Health and Safety

10 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 74887 on Retail Trade: Health and Safety, how his Department assesses whether (a) employers and (b) local authorities are effectively managing risk

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Retail Trade: Health and Safety

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Co-operative Group: Health and Safety

10 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 74887 on Retail Trade: Health and Safety, whether (a) he and (b) the Health and Safety Executive has had recent discussions with the Secretary of S

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