Question follow-through · 1729
Furniture: Fire Prevention
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of the potential health risks of chemical flame retardants in upholstered furniture; and what plans the Government has to ban or restrict their use.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 15 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 May 2026
- Answer
- 26 May 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of the potential health risks of chemical flame retardants in upholstered furniture; and what plans the Government has to ban or restrict their use.
19 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 May 2026
Answer published
While the evidence of negative health impacts from chemical flame retardants (CFRs) in furniture is limited, the Government recognises concern about their widespread use.The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 (FFRs) do not stipulat...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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