Question follow-through · 5640

Public Sector: Stone

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce workplace safety considerations into procurement standards relating to engineered stone products used in publicly funded developments.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
3 Jun 2026
Answer
8 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he plans to introduce workplace safety considerations into procurement standards relating to engineered stone products used in publicly funded developments.

  2. 3 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Recognising this question could apply to any publicly funded building, Contracting Authorities can already apply relevant workplace safety considerations where relevant to publicly procured contracts, including for engineered stone products. Where such ma...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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