§ Baroness Turner of Camdenasked Her Majesty's Government:
Pursuant to the Answer given in this House on 25th October 1993 (col. 709) by the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department of Employment, when they will apply the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 to the Palace of Westminster and the Parliamentary Estate.
§ Lord InglewoodIt remains the Government's intention to extend the scope of the Health and Safety at Work etc. 1974 Act to the Houses of Parliament at a suitable opportunity. In the meantime, it is the policy of the authorities in both Houses to comply fully with the provisions of the 1974 Act as if they were binding on them in the same way as on the Crown.