§ Mr. Bishopasked the Secretary of State for Employment what further steps he proposes to take to end the abuse of self-employment in engineering industry and in design offices and whereby the safeguards of the Shops, Offices and Railway Premises Acts and other legislation ensuring the protection of employees may be evaded.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithPremises in which workers are self-employed are excluded from the provisions of the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963, but I am not aware of any abuse of this exclusion. Any changes in the scope of safety and health legislation must await the report of the Robens Committee on Safety and Health at Work.