§ Mr. Masonasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether the Health and Safety Executive has now concluded its consultations with the Department of Health and Social Security's committee on carcinogenicity of chemicals in food, consumer products and the environment, about the potential human carcinogenicity of chrysoidine dye; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaddingtonI am advised that the meeting of the committee at which this matter was to be discussed, and which had to be postponed owing to industrial action on the railways, has been rearranged for late September.
West Midlands region Walsall travel-to-work area June 1979 June 1982 June 1979 June 1982 Managerial occupations (general management) 2 18 — — Professional and related occupations supporting management and administration 149 165 — 3 Professional and related occupations in education, welfare and health 390 324 31 23 Literary, artistic and sports 38 45 — 2 Professional and related occupations in science, engineering, technology and similar fields 406 221 16 7 Managerial (excluding general management) 260 335 10 11 Clerical and related occupations 1,933 1,167 112 69 Selling 1,106 1,160 67 56 Security and protective service 255 78 5 8 Catering, cleaning, hairdressing and other personal service 2,424 1,376 145 95 Fanning, fishing and related occupations 216 71 18 2 Materials processing (excluding metal) 223 64 14 8 Making and repairing (excluding metal and electrical) 1,117 366 96 24 Processing, making, repairing and related occupations (metal and electrical) 4,140 661 380 61 Painting, repetitive assembling, product inspecting, packaging and related occupations 828 206 59 14