§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what arrangements exist for the provision of an occupational health service for employees within his Department, stating(a) how many staff are employed to provide occupational health services, (b) how many of those staff are qualified nurses and (c) how many employees work in his Department in total.
§ Mr. WakehamMy Department does not itself provide an occupational health service for its employees. Along with all other civil service departments and agencies, my Department has access to the services of the civil service occupational health service which employs some 100 fully 301W qualified occupational health professionals, including doctors, nurses and hygiene and safety advisers. It operates via a network of regional offices throughout the United Kingdom.
The total number of employees in my Department was 1,067 at 1 December 1990.