HC Deb 17 July 1972 vol 841 cc47-8W
Mr. William Price

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many prosecutions were brought in 1971 by Her Majesty's Factory Inspectorate in the Midlands, Birmingham Division against foundry occupiers for contraventions of the Non-Ferrous Metals (Melting and Founding) Regulations, 1962, and the Iron and Steel Foundries Regulations, 1953.

Mr. Dudley Smith

No prosecutions were brought in 1971 under either of these two codes of regulations.

Mr. William Price

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many firms which occupy foundries in the Midlands, Birmingham Division have been prosecuted during the first six months of 1972 for offences under the Non-Ferrous Metals (Melting and Founding) Regulations, 1962, and how many for offences under the Iron and Steel Foundries Regulations, 1953.

Mr. Dudley Smith

No firms were prosecuted under these two codes of regulations during the first six months of 1972.

Mr. William Price

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many foundries there are in the Midlands, Birmingham Division of Her Majesty's Factory Inspectorate subject to the Non-Ferrous Metals (Melting and Founding) Regulations, 1962, and the Iron and Steel Foundries Regulations, 1953; and how many of these foundries in each category are at the same factory.

Mr. Dudley Smith

In the Midlands (Birmingham) Division there are 309 foundries subject to the Non-Ferrous Metals (Melting and Founding) Regulations, 1962, and 170 foundries subject to the Iron and Steel Foundries Regulations, 1953. There are in addition 36 foundries subject to both codes of regulations.

Mr. William Price

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is satisfied with the standard of compliance with the Non-Ferrous Metals (Melting and Founding) Regulations, 1962, and the Iron and Steel Foundries Regulations, 1953, in the foundries located in the Midlands, Birmingham, Division of Her Majesty's Factory Inspectorate.

Mr. Dudley Smith

The standard of compliance with these regulations varies from factory to factory. HM Factory Inspectorate is making a special check of those foundries which are thought not to be very good.