HC Deb 27 January 2003 vol 398 cc521-2W
Mrs. Helen Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether his Department and its agencies have met the commitment arising from Action Point 13 of the June 2000 strategy Statement on Revitalising Health and Safety to summarise health and safety performance and plans in Annual Reports from the year 2000–01 onwards. [89508]

Mr. Jamieson

I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Minister for Work on 20 January 2003,Official Report, columns 85–86W, in respect of Revitalising Health and Safety.

In addition to including a section on health and safety issues in the Department's Annual Report, separate annual reports on Occupational Health and Safety have been produced for the past four years. These detail performance for the Department and each of its Agencies and identify key occupational health and safety issues for action in the following year.

Mrs. Helen Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what information he has collated on the application to his Department and its agencies of the checklist, circulated by letter by Sir Richard Mottram, referred to under Action Point 12 of the revitalising health and safety strategy statement; and if he will make a statement; [89510]

(2) which senior officials within his Department and its agencies take responsibility for health and safety at board or equivalent level; and where their names are publicised. [89509]

Mr. Jamieson

I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Minister for Work on 20 January 2003,Official Report, columns 85–86W.