HC Deb 28 April 1978 vol 948 cc702-3W
Mr. Douglas-Mann

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what steps he has taken or now proposes to increase the number of firms who have effective works safety councils.

Mr. John Grant

The Safety Representatives and Safety Committees Regulations 1977, which come into operation on 1st October 1978, provide that an employer must establish a safety committee if two or more safety representatives ask for one.