Written question asked by Countess of Mar (Crossbench) on Thursday, 9 May 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 May 2019. It was answered by Lord Henley (Conservative) on Wednesday, 22 May 2019 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Furniture: Fire Resistant Materials
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government how much the Office for Product Safety and Standards has spent on product compliance testing under the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire Safety) Regulations 1988 since its formation; and what were the results of such testing.
- Answer
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The Office for Product Safety and Standards has made available £500,000 in 2018 and £600,000 in 2019 for Local Authority Trading Standards to carry out product compliance testing at accredited laboratories. This testing includes compliance testing under the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988.
Local Authority Trading Standards take appropriate enforcement action as required in light of the results from this testing.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL15637
- Session
- 2017-19
- Related items
- Subjects
- Expenditure Furniture Testing Fire resistant materials Office for Product Safety and Standards
- Legislation
- Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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