Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department plans to consult relevant stakeholders on the health and safety implications for workers of working in extreme weather.

I refer the Honourable Member to the answer to PQs (UINs: 42271 and 42272) on 5 September 2022.

Officials at the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) keep emerging scientific and economic evidence under review, including working with other organisations to share knowledge and, where necessary, refresh the guidance published on its website.

In August, HSE released a press release highlighting the need for employers to prepare for a warmer future. The press release underlined the measures that employers should begin to take to ensure workplaces are comfortable for workers as elevated temperatures become more frequent.