HC Deb 16 June 1969 vol 785 cc37-8W
Mr. Oakes

asked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what industrial health matters have been considered by the Industrial Health Advisory Council during the last 12 months.

Mr. Fernyhough

The industrial health matters considered by the Industrial Health Advisory Committee and its Sub-Committees during the last 12 months include the re-organisation of the Appointed Factory Doctor Service; developments in the work of the Industrial Hygiene Division of the Factory Inspectorate; the extent of medical and nursing supervision in industry; the rôle of the occupational health nurse; the problem of occupational cancer with particular reference to skin cancer the Department's programme of investigations and surveys of particular industrial health problems; the relevance of sickness absence statistics

the decision regarding the future of the Tate Gallery.

Miss Jennie Lee

I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Hemel Hempstead (Mr. Allason) on 12th June.—[Vol. 784, c. 1649.]