A Bill to make provision about the prevention, monitoring and reporting of silicosis and other lung diseases caused by occupational exposure to silica dust; to make provision about a programme of screening for silicosis; to introduce certain requirements and prohibitions on working practices associated with exposure to silica dust, including a prohibition on the dry-cutting of high-silica engineered stone; to make provision about the role of the Health and Safety Executive in relation to occupational exposure to silica dust; and for connected purposes.
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The Silica Dust (Exposure) Bill aims to reduce lung disease caused by silica dust at work by improving prevention, monitoring and reporting, and by introducing a screening programme for silicosis. It also bans dry-cutting of high-silica engineered stone and clarifies the role of the Health and Safety Executive in enforcing protections against silica dust exposure.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons. It originated in the Commons and was introduced by Liz Jarvis on 17 March 2026.
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17 Mar 2026
The 2024-2026 session of Parliament has come to an end so the House of Commons is now prorogued until the next session begins on 13 May 2026. Prorogation is the formal end to the parliamentary year.
This Bill will therefore make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
