HC Deb 29 November 1965 vol 721 c127W
55. Mr. Derek Page

asked the Minister of Labour how many works safety committees are operating in the country.

Mr. Thornton

Exact figures are not available. The latest estimate based on information collected by Her Majesty's Factory Inspectorate in the course of their normal visits to factories is that there are about 2,700 works safety committees in operation in Great Britain.