§ Ms Clare Shortasked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the proportion and number of locally approved mode A places run by private training agencies in (a) Wolverhampton and Walsall, (b) Dudley and Sandwell, (c) Nottinghamshire, (d) Staffordshire, (e) Liverpool Outer, (f) Liverpool Inner, (g) Cheshire, (h) Oldham, Tameside and Stockport, (i) Bolton, Bury, Rochdale and Wigan, (j) Glasgow City. (k) Edinburgh Central and Fife, (l) Sheffield and Rotherham and (m) Northumberland, North Tyneside and Newcastle.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe information requested is in the table (the figures relate to 1984–85).
The Health and Safety Executive is responsible for issuing several types of licences. These are listed, together with the year of origin in each case.
Year Licences to store explosives in factories and magazines 1875 Licences to import explosives 1875 Licences to manufacture ammonium nitrate fuel oil 1958 Licences to operate a nuclear installation 1960 Licences to import compressed acetylene 1978 Licences to work with asbestos coating 1984 Licences to work with asbestos insulation 1984 Licences to store petroleum spirit at sites* 1985 * Subject to the Notification of Installations Handling Hazardous Substances Regulations 1982.