§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will, through the Health and Safety Executive, ensure the introduction of a voluntary code of practice setting out a basis for extending the provision of occupational health and hygiene services as recommended by the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology, "Occupational Health and Hygiene Services"; and if he will set up a departmental inquiry into the cost and feasibility of such an extended service.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyThe Select Committee recognised in its report that there would be wide variation in the needs of different industries and organisations for occupational health and hygiene services and that the specific needs of a range of industries would need to be studied before a code of practice could be drawn up. The Health and Safety Commission has asked its advisory committees to carry out the necessary studies as recommended by the Select Committee. The commission has published a detailed response, which the Government have accepted, to the Select Committee's report.