HC Deb 03 July 1956 vol 555 cc93-5W
7. Mr. Elwyn Jones

asked the Minister of Labour whether he will give an assurance that the Factory Inspectorate is sufficiently manned to enable factory inspectors to make a periodic thorough inspection of all workplaces.

Mr. Carr

Yes. All factories are thoroughly inspected from time to time, but the period between visits naturally varies according to circumstances.

8. Mr. Elwyn Jones

asked the Minister of Labour whether he will take steps to make more widely known the fact that all concerned in industry, at the works and area levels, can seek information and advice on industrial accident prevention from the district inspectors of factories, and that, at the national level, industry can do so through the Chief Inspector of Factories.

Mr. Carr

I am sure this fact is already well known in industry, and the recent

also give the average for Great Britain and for Wales, respectively, in each case.

Mr. Iain Macleod

The following are the numbers of persons registered as unemployed in Caernarvonshire, Anglesey and Merionethshire at January and June of 1946, 1951 and 1956, expressed as percentages of the estimated total numbers of insured employees, with comparable figures for Wales and Great Britain:

Report of the Industrial Safety Sub-Committee of the National Joint Advisory Council, which has received wide publicity, will make it better known. A standing Safety Sub-Committee of the Council has now been appointed. In considering how to make further progress in accident prevention, I have no doubt the Sub-Committee will look carefully at all aspects of public relations.

9. Mr. Elwyn Jones

asked the Minister of Labour what steps he is taking to give effect to the recommendations in the Report of the Industrial Safety Sub-Committee of the National Joint Advisory Council on Industrial Accident Prevention.

Mr. Carr

The recommendations in the Report call for action by employers and workers, their organisations, education authorities, my own Ministry and others. The Report has had a wide sale. This augurs well for its recommendations being seriously considered and, I hope, followed by all concerned with industrial accident prevention. A standing Safety Sub-Committee of the National Joint Advisory Council has been set up. The Committee will review progress in this field and consider what further action is necessary.