§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the categories, and numbers within them, of institutions, for which he is responsible, in respect of which exemptions are claimed from (a) food hygiene legislation and (b) health and safety legislation on the grounds of Crown immunity; and if he will make it his policy to plan to remove the immunity for the relevant institutions.
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§ Mr. RidleyCrown immunity from prosecution under food hygiene legislation and health and safety legislation applies to the following institutions-premises for which I am responsible.
Category Number Headquarters London offices 10 Regional and local offices 710 Storage buildings 25 Training establishments 1 Research establishments 4 Coastguard lookout Posts/cottages 625 1,375 These figures include premises where Crown immunity for food hygiene legislation would apply but where food sales or preparation are not at present carried out.
I have no plans for changing the situation.