§ Mr. John Huntasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what estimate she has made of the number of educational establishments which contravene the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
§ Miss Margaret JacksonA recent pilot study suggests that schools and colleges are not generally unsafe or unhealthy but identifies a number of risks from which students and older pupils in particular need to be protected. My Department does not have information about the condition of all educational premises but the scale of expenditure on remedial work required by Her Majesty's Inspectors of Factories is being monitored by the local authority associations.