§ Mr. Patrick Jenkinasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he will identify the laboratories referred to in the Howie Report which cannot be rendered safe and which will have to close: and if he will estimate the total cost to public funds of erecting these buildings;
(2) if he will estimate the cost of rectifying errors in laboratory and postmortem room design criticised in the Howie Report as being avoidable had there been consultation;
(3) if he will list the laboratories and post-mortem rooms mentioned in the Howie Report which pose serious hazards to health and safety; and what steps he has taken to rectify them;
(4) if he will identify those laboratories and post-mortem rooms referred to in the Howie Report as possessing serious design faults which may create stress conditions, inconvenience and possible errors and accidents.
§ Mr. EnnalsThe Howie Report does not enable my Department to identify the particular laboratories and postmortem rooms said to have serious hazards or design faults. However, we are writing to the chairman of the working party asking him if he is prepared to let us have this information.