§ Mr. Jim Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will compile a central register of the number of homeworkers (outworkers) by requesting local authorities to submit to him on a six-monthly basis the figures for the number of homeworkers (outworkers) they obtain from their responsibilities under Section 133 of the Factories Act.
§ Mr. John Grant,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 6th December 1976], gave the following information:
I am informed by the Chairman of the Health and Safety Commission which now has responsibility for developing proposals for regulations under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act that consultation with local authorities and other interested bodies ended on 30th November. Until the results of such consultation have been analysed it is not possible 177W to forecast whether a central register would be beneficial.
§ Mr. Jim Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will introduce legislation to enable trade unions to inspect the register of homeworkers (outworkers) kept by local authorities.
§ Mr. John Grant,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 6th December 1976], gave the following information:
The consultation with local authorities and other interested bodies carried out by the Health and Safety Commission into work in domestic premises ended on 30th November. Until the results of that consultation have been considered there can be no contemplation of legislation enabling trade unions to inspect the registers kept by local authorities.