§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Paymaster General what has been the cost incurred to date in establishing the occupational medicine and hygiene laboratory of the Health and Safety Executive in Edgware Road, London, NW2.
§ Mr. Trippier[pursuant to his reply, 9 June 1986]: The occupational medicine and hygiene laboratory of the Health and Safety Executive was formed in 1975 from an amalgamation of laboratories of the Factory Inspectorate and the Employment Medical Advisory Service which had until 1973 and 1975 respectively been located in Baynards house, Bayswater. The cost of establishing the laboratory is not readily available and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. Provisional running costs for the laboratory for the year 1985–86 were just over £3.5 million.