Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment she has made of the potential merits of setting an upper temperature limit for a working environment.

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 19^th July to the Hon. Member for Hornsey and Wood Green, UIN 36045.

With regards to dress code, detailed guidance for employers on workplace temperature and thermal comfort is available on the Health and Safety Executive’s website.