HC Deb 26 July 1977 vol 936 cc204-5W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Employment on what date the Health and Safety Commission will put into effect the Notification of Toxic Substances Scheme, presently being discussed.

Mr. John Grant

I am advised by the Chairman of the Health and Safety Commission that it is not yet possible to give a firm date for the introduction of the proposed statutory scheme for the Notification of the Toxic Properties of Substances. The proposals were published by the Health and Safety Commission as a discussion document on 14th June 1977 and consultations are still at an early stage. It is unlikely that the scheme will come into operation before 1979.