§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he has made any assessment of the effect on the provision of services by the Health and Safety Executive of cutting back on the expenditure of the executive by (a) 10 per cent., (b) 15 per cent. and (c) 20 per cent.
§ Mr. MayhewI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is satisfied with the practice of the Health and Safety Executive in issuing full warrants to all Health 250W and Safety Executive inspectors regardless of qualifications and experience.
§ Mr. Mayhew[pursuant to his reply,21 January 1980]: Not all Health and Safety Executive inspectors appointed under section 19 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 are issued with full warrants. I am satisfied with the present practice.
§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for Employment if the HSE plans to control travelling by HSE inspectors because of financial restrictions, and if such limitations will result in reduced inspections of mines, factories, quarries, agricultural activities and nuclear installations.
§ Mr. Mayhew[pursuant to his reply, 21 January 1980]: The travel and subsistence expenditure proposed for the Health and Safety Executive for the financial year 1980–81 should adequately cover the needs of the inspection programmes planned by the inspectorates mentioned in the question and represents no volume reduction over 1979–80.
§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many inspectors appointed by the Health and Safety Executive under section 19 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 do not hold full warrants.
§ Mr. Mayhew[pursuant to his reply, 21 January 1980]: On 16 January 1980, of the 1,788 staff who have been appointed by the Health and Safety Executive under section 19 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, 323 did not hold full warrants.