§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for Employment if the Health and Safety Commission has submitted to him regulations and codes of practice for health and safety at work in educational establishments.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerNot yet.
§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for Employment if the sample survey of working conditions in schools and further education establishments undertaken by the Health and Safety Executive is completed; if he will publish the survey; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerI am informed by the Chairman of the Health and Safety Commission that the survey of working 191W conditions in schools and further education establishments—excluding universities—undertaken by the Health and Safety Executive has not yet been completed. As the survey is purely an operational exercise to advise the Commission, it does not intend to publish the results, nor does it consider it appropriate to issue a statement.
EMPLOYEES IN EMPLOYMENT: GREAT BRITAIN (Thousands) Clothing excluding Footwear (MLH 441–449)* inclusive Textiles (MLH 411–429)* inclusive Footwear (MLH 450)* June each year— 1971 … … … … 338.0 581.2 91.1 1972 … … … … 337.9 558.0 87.8 1973 … … … … 332.3 555.0 85.4 1974 … … … … 320.4 545.9 83.9 1975† … … … … 311.5 503.8 77.9 * The employment figures in the table cover the activities indicated by the Minimum List Headings of the Standard Industrial Classification † The estimates for 1975 are provisional and are subject to revision when the results of the June 1975 census of employment become available