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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-28more like thismore than 2017-06-28
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 High Rise Flats: Electrical Safety more like this
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 assessment he has made of the merits of introducing white goods safety checks in tower blocks in response to the Grenfell Tower disaster. more like this
tabling member constituency Bath more like this
tabling member printed
Wera Hobhouse remove filter
uin 1803 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-19more like thismore than 2017-07-19
answer text <p>The UK has one of the highest sets of product safety requirements in the EU which requires goods to meet strict safety rules before they are put into use.</p><p>The Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety submitted its final report in April 2017. I had intended to publish the report then, but the announcement of the General Election prevented me from doing so.</p><p>Following the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, I asked the Working Group to urgently review their findings and their report has been published today.</p><p>I have also asked the Working Group to look at further potential areas of product safety and recalls where action might be required, in light of the tragic events at Grenfell Tower.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Stourbridge more like this
answering member printed Margot James more like this
question first answered
less than 2017-07-19T15:09:17.28Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-19T15:09:17.28Z
answering member
4115
label Biography information for Margot James more like this
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answering member constituency Stourbridge more like this
answering member printed Margot James remove filter
answering member
4115
label Biography information for Margot James more like this
tabling member
4602
label Biography information for Wera Hobhouse more like this