§ Sir Bernard Braineasked the Secretary of State for Employment on how many occasions the Factory Inspectorate took action to remedy apparent deficiencies in the observing of health and safety legislation on Canvey Island which have come
370Winjury at work reported to the Health and Safety Commission enforcement authorities between 1970 and 1976:
to light in the course of the investigation begun in April 1967 by the Health and Safety Executive; if he will categorise the nature of those deficiencies; and whether they arose in respect of gas, chemical, oil or other installations.
§ Mr. John GrantHer Majesty's Factory Inspectorate has continued to carry 371W out its normal inspection programme of those premises in the scheduled area of the Canvey Island investigation started in April 1976, and matters of noncompliance with Health and Safety legislation have been dealt with whether they came to light as result of this normal inspection or as a result of the investigation itself. It is not possible to separate or categorise these matters into those resulting from the investigation and those resulting from the Inspectorate's normal work. They have included items connected with gas, chemical and oil installations and, indeed, connected with the full range of premises in which the Factory Inspectorate has enforcement duties, and the standards required have been those enforced nationally by the Inspectorate.