§ Mrs. WiseTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how the price for the Health and Safety Executive's publication, "New and Expectant Mothers at Work—A Guide for Employers", HS(G) 122, was arrived at; what the profit margin is; what profit he expects to make on sales; and what assessment he has made of the deterrent effect of the price on availability of this information to those who need it in order to comply with legal duties. [25211]
§ Mr. OppenheimIn accordance with Treasury guidelines the Health and Safety Executive aims to recover the costs of production and distribution of its priced publications. There is no profit element built into the price.
§ Mrs. WiseTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what considerations underlie the refusal by the Health and Safety Executive to allow trade unions to photocopy the Health and Safety Executive publication, "New and Expectant Mothers at Work—A Guide for Employers", HS(G) 122, for use by union health and safety representatives. [25213]
§ Mr. OppenheimI understand that there has been no such refusal by the Health and Safety Executive.
§ Mrs. WiseTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many copies of the Health and Safety Executive publication, "New and Expectant Mothers at Work—A Guide for Employers, HS[G]122, have so far been sold; how many would need to be sold to give a substantially complete coverage of employers; and what percentage of employers he estimates will have been reached so far. [25212]
§ Mr. OppenheimOver 10,000 copies of this guidance have been sold since it was published in December 1994. It is not feasible to estimate the size of the market for the publication.