HC Deb 18 April 1989 vol 151 c148W
127. Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the frequency with which the agricultural safety inspectorate plans to visit all the premises for which it is responsible.

Mr. Nicholls

The Health and Safety Executive's agricultural inspectorate's programme of preventive visits is planned on the basis of a rating system. There is no fixed period between inspections; premises with poor standards, poor management or high-risk potential being inspected more frequently. Visits to investigate accidents, dangerous occurrences and complaints are made on a reactive basis.