§ Mr. Crouchasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is satisfied that the Health and Safety Executive is capable in all respects of establishing safety standards and supervision, for zoos, zoo parks, and circus menageries.
§ Mr. MayhewYes. My right hon. Friend is satisfied that the Health and Safety Executive is capable of establishing adequate safety standards and supervision for zoos, zoo parks and circus menageries.
§ Mr. Crouchasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many keepers or others have been killed or injured in zoos, zoo parks or circus menageries as a result of an attack by a wild animal in the last 10 years.
§ Mr. MayhewI regret that this information does not exist in a readily available form.
§ Mr. Crouchasked the Secretary of Stae for Employment if he will institute an inquiry into the safe keeping of wild animals in zoos and zoo parks.
§ Mr. MayhewNo. My right hon. Friend has no plan to institute an inquiry into the safe keeping of wild animals in zoos and zoo parks. Safety arrangements in these establishments are subject to
11 September 13 September 14 September Employment office area 1980 1979 1978 Solihull … … … … … … 454 258 441 Stretford … … … … … … 673 308 511
§ Mr. Rookerasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many young persons aged 18 years and under there are in the employment areas corresponding to the areas of (a) Blaby, (b) Dover and Deal, (c) Wycombe and (d) Barnet, Finchley who have never had a job; and if, in each case, he will provide comparable figures for 1979 and 1978.
§ Mr. Jim Lester[pursuant to his reply, 28 October 1980, c. 141–3]: The following table gives the numbers of registered unemployed young people aged 18 years and under who, at 11 September 1980—the latest date for which information is readily available—had not been in em-
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11 September 13 September 14 September Employment office area 1980 1979 1978 (a) Hinckley and Leicester … 1,684 548 745 (b) Dover, Deal and Sandwich … 229 118 176 (c) High Wycombe … 347 88 103 (d) Barnet, Finchley, Hendon and Burnt Oak … 383 178 214 routine inspection by the Health and Safety Executive.
§ Mr. Crouchasked the Secretary of State for Employment whether he intends to take steps with regard to the harmonisation within the European Community countries of safety standards at zoos and zoo parks for both the public and employees.
§ Mr. MayhewMy right hon. Friend has no plans at present to take steps with regard to the harmonisation within the European Community countries of safety standards at zoos and zoo parks.