Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he has plans to provide financial assistance to small electrical contractors to enable them to comply with the revised Electrotechnical Assessment Specification; and if he will extend the October deadline for compliance, including to ensure training can be completed.

The Electrotechnical Assessment Specification (EAS) is an industry agreed specification, and decisions on the detailed requirements and implementation timelines, including the October compliance deadline, are therefore primarily a matter for industry. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government sits on the EAS management committee.