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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-04-24more like thismore than 2019-04-24
answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept id 201 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy more like this
hansard heading Furniture: Fire Resistant Materials remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what scientific advice has been sought from environmental scientists by the Office for Product Safety and Standards as part of the review of the use of flame retardant chemicals in domestic upholstery. more like this
tabling member constituency Wakefield more like this
tabling member printed
Mary Creagh more like this
uin 246982 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-05-01more like thismore than 2019-05-01
answer text <p>The Government is reviewing the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire)(Safety) Regulations 1988 to ensure they respond to developments in furniture design, innovation, manufacturing processes and environmental and health concerns while maintaining fire safety protections.</p><p> </p><p>We have also developed scientific and technical expertise within the Office for Safety and Standards and are taking account of the body of relevant scientific research, including engaging with environmental scientists and commissioning research from external sources. We have sought expert and scientific advice from a range of sources, including from leading fire safety experts, Government Chief Scientific Advisors, and British Standards Institution technical standards committees.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Rochester and Strood remove filter
answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst more like this
question first answered
less than 2019-05-01T16:03:12.717Zmore like thismore than 2019-05-01T16:03:12.717Z
answering member
4487
label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst more like this
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115582
answering member constituency Rochester and Strood more like this
answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst more like this
answering member
4487
label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst more like this
tabling member
1579
label Biography information for Mary Creagh more like this