Question follow-through · 13128

Employment: Temperature

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help workplaces adapt to rising temperatures.

answeredDepartment for Work and Pensions

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Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Tabled
25 Jun 2026
Target answer date
30 Jun 2026
Answer
30 Jun 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 25 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to help workplaces adapt to rising temperatures.

  2. 30 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 30 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to ensuring workplaces are safe in the modern world, and in ‘Next Steps to Make Work Pay’ we committed to look at how to modernise health and safety guidance for extreme temperatures. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is Gr...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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