| Heading: |
Lithium: Safety |
| Question ID: |
1819845 |
| UIN: |
65025 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-07-04 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4601 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Andrew Bowie
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Andrew Bowie
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that (a) the Health and Safety Executive’s assessment of lithium salts for classification is rigorously evidence-based, (b) the weight of scientific evidenc |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-07-14 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
163 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sir Stephen Timms
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| Answering Member handle: |
stephenctimms
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@stephenctimms
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| Answer text: |
The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) assessment of lithium salts (lithium substances/compounds) for classification includes a technical assessment that is rigorously evidence-based. The weight and strength of the relevant available scientific informati... |
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| Answering body ID: |
29 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Work and Pensions |
| Tweeted: |
true |