§ Mr. Harold Walkerasked the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the amount spent by his Department on education and advice on industrial health and safety, outside the work of the Factory Inspectorate, in each of the last four years.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithOutside the work of the Factory Inspectorate and the newly established Employment Medical Advisory Service there is no part of my Department dealing with industrial
Board Levy rate (normally per cent. of payroll) Air Transport and Travel … 3.8 per cent., 2 per cent. or 1 per cent. according to sector of the industry. Carpet … 0.8 per cent. Ceramics, Glass and Mineral Products … 1.5 per cent., 1.3 per cent., 1 per cent. or 0.75 per cent.according to sector of the industry. Chemical and Allied Products … 1.0 per cent. Clothing and Allied Products … 0.9 per cent. Cotton and Allied Textiles … 0.85 per cent. Distributive … 0.7 per cent. Electricity Supply … 0.04 per cent. Engineering … 2.0 per cent. Foundry ITC … 2.0 per cent. Furniture and Timber … 1.1 percent. Footwear, Leather and Fur Skin … 0.9 per cent. Gas … 1.05 per cent. Hotel and Catering … 1.0 per cent. Man-made Fibres Producing … 0.02 per cent. Paper and Paper Products … 1.0 per cent. Petroleum … £7 per capita. Printing and Publishing … 0.9 per cent. Road Transport … 2.0 per cent. Rubber and Plastics Processing … 0.75 per cent. Shipbuilding … 1.1 percent. Water Supply … 1.6 per cent. Wool, Jute and Flax … 0.88 per cent. or 0.75 per cent. according to sector of the industry. Construction … £45 to £2 according to occupation. Food, Drink and Tobacco … 0.7 per cent. Iron and Steel … £4 per capita. Knitting, Lace and Net … 0.425 per cent. Notes:
(a) The Foundry Industry Training Committee is a statutory committee of the Engineering Industry Training Board.
(b) Rates given are those in orders made in 1972, except in the case of the last four boards listed where they are the rates in 1973 orders.
(c) Many boards abate the rates of levy for smaller firms. The rates listed are therefore maxima.