Written question asked by Bob Blackman (Conservative) on Friday, 10 April 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 14 April 2026. It was answered by Sharon Hodgson (Labour) on Monday, 20 April 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Chemicals: Health Hazards
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2025 to Question 85312 on Chemicals: Health and Wildlife, when the UK Health Security Agency plans to publish biomonitoring data on the exposure of UK citizens to flame retardants.
- Answer
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As a result of the Human Biomonitoring for Europe work carried out by the UK Health Security Agency in collaboration with Imperial College London, a human biomonitoring module was implemented into the NHS Health Survey for England 2022-2023 programme. Samples collected in this study are currently being analysed to ascertain exposure within England to a number of priority substances.
Data on background levels of flame retardants in the population samples are expected to be published in Autumn 2026.
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- 2024-26
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- Chemicals Health hazards Monitoring Fire resistant materials
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