Written question asked by Chris Coghlan (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 22 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 24 June 2026. It was answered by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Monday, 6 July 2026 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
Working Conditions: Temperature
- Question
-
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits introducing a maximum temperature for workplaces.
- Answer
-
There is already a legal duty for employers to fully assess the risks to workers from extreme heat, and additionally to ensure a reasonable temperature for indoor workplaces.
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.
As part of this, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is progressing a wider review of the Approved Code of Practice (ACOP) for the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 to ensure it is fit for purpose for a modern workplace.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 12017
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- Regulation Working conditions Temperature
- Link
- View this Written question on www.parliament.uk
Librarians' tools
- Timestamp
- 2026-07-06 12:33:45 +0100
- URI
- http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2026-27/12017
- In Indexing
- http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2026-27/12017
- In Solr
- https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://data.parliament.uk/writtenparliamentaryquestion/commons/2026-27/12017