Question follow-through · 98067
Formaldehyde: Health Hazards
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the dangers to NHS staff from exposure to formaldehyde.
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
- 8 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 16 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
8 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment his Department has made of the dangers to NHS staff from exposure to formaldehyde.
10 Dec 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Dec 2025
Answer published
The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (2002) (COSHH) (as amended) is a robust and well-established regulatory framework in place to protect workers from the health risks associated with exposure to hazardous substances in the workplace...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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