§ Paul HolmesTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average length of time was for the Health and Safety Executive to produce reports on leaks at chemical sites in 2003; and if he will make a statement. [165639]
§ Mr. PondHSE only prepares publicly available reports on the most serious incidents (including significant leaks) at chemical sites. The length of time for their publication is dependent on the nature and complexity of the incident and the action that was taken. If there were a prosecution, a report would not be published until that had concluded.
§ Paul HolmesTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many gas leak incidents have occurred at chemical plants in the UK in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement. [165640]
§ Jane KennedyThe number of releases from chemical plants in Great Britain reported to the Health and Safety Executive under RIDDOR1 since 1996–97 is as follows:
1 Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations
Letter from Doug smith to Mr. John Taylor, dated 6 May 2004:
In reply to your recent Parliamentary question about the Child Support Agency the Secretary of State promised a substantive reply from the Chief Executive.
You asked the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will cause enquiries to be made into the conduct of the Child Support Agency case of Mary Ahern of Haslucks Croft, Shirley in the Solihull constituency.
As individual cases, are confidential, I will write to you separately about Mary Ahern when I respond to your letter dated 22 April 2004. This is in line with paragraph 12, part 2 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.