§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for Employment if the charge of £50 per annum for the Health and Safety Executive Information service is made 621W under the terms of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
§ Mr. MayhewI shall be writing to the hon. Member.
§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he anticipates that the £50 per annum charge for an information service from the Health and Safety Executive will adversely affect small firms; and whether he will instruct the Health and Safety Executive to cater for small firms by removing the proposed charge.
§ Mr. MayhewI am advised by the chairman of the Health and Safety Commission that it is not expected that the charge of £50 per annum for the news bulletin service will adversely affect small firms.
The news bulletin service is a supplementary service to the Health and Safety Executive newsletter, which is widely distributed at nominal cost.