Question follow-through · 78988
Silica
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of banning silica.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 10 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 20 Oct 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of banning silica.
14 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Oct 2025
Answer published
The merits of banning silica have not been considered as it is a naturally occurring material found in sand, glass, and many rocks and minerals. Great Britain has a well-established regulatory framework under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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