Health Professions: Hazardous Substances

(asked on 28th January 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to promote the use of engineering controls such as biological safety cabinets and closed‑system drug‑transfer devices during preparation and administration of hazardous medicinal products to better protect healthcare workers.


Answered by
Stephen Timms Portrait
Stephen Timms
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 4th February 2026

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 30 October 2025 to Question UIN 84144.

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