HC Deb 05 February 1985 vol 72 c493W
Mr. Dalyell

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is his assessment of the number of the United Kingdom's hazardous sites, of comparable potential danger to Union Carbide's factory at Bhopal, which will not be covered by the European Economic Community's Seveso directive.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

All sites in the United Kingdom with a comparable potential danger to Union Carbide's factory at Bhopal will be covered by the Control of Industrial Major Accident Hazards Regulations, which implement the European Economic Community Seveso directive.

Mr. Tom Clarke

asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will publish in the Official Report, for the most recent available date, for each local authority area in Scotland, the number of notifiable installations constituting a major hazard.

Mr. Kilroy-Silk

asked the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number of installations in each county notified to the Health and Safety Executive under the Notification of Installations Handling Hazardous Substance Regulations 1982.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

I shall reply to the hon. Members as soon as possible.

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