§ Mr. Gareth Wardellasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will make arrangemens for each hon. Member to receive a list of notifiable installations in their constituencies from the Health and Safety Executive.
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§ Mr. Peter BottomleyNo. Section 28 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act prevents the Health and Safety Executive from providing formal lists of installations notified under the Notification of Installations Handling Hazardous Substances Regulations 1982, but the executive would discuss informally the position in an hon. Members's constituency. The Health and Safety Commission is currently reviewing whether more information could be made available to the public and whether the operation of section 28 presents an obstacle to the disclosure of information which the public might reasonably need.