Question follow-through · 19190
Health and Safety
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Health and Safety Executive has made of the need for formal guidance for employers and workplace operators on workplace cleanliness and hygiene standards to help prevent the spread o
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- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 15 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 1 Sept 2026 · 48 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment the Health and Safety Executive has made of the need for formal guidance for employers and workplace operators on workplace cleanliness and hygiene standards to help prevent the spread o
1 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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1 Sept 2026
Answer published
Employers have duties under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 to assess and control risks to workers and others arising from their activities. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) already provides guidance on infections and biological hazards a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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