§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many persons are employed to enforce section 6 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 to ensure that imported articles such as medical dressings used at workplaces are safe and without risks to health when properly used, and to carry out any necessary testing and examination and to provide adequate information about the use for which they have been designed; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaddingtonAll HSE inspectors and all those employed by other enforcement authorities are concerned with the enforcement of the Health and Safety at Work Act, including section 6.