Question follow-through · 100774

Natural Gas: Equipment

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) introducing a national inventory registrar for gas-critical products and parts and (b) restricting access to those items to operatives h

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
16 Dec 2025
Target answer date
18 Dec 2025
Answer
30 Dec 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 16 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) introducing a national inventory registrar for gas-critical products and parts and (b) restricting access to those items to operatives h

  2. 18 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 30 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 19 November 2025 to Question UIN 89028.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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