§ Mrs. WiseTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what research he has commissioned on the effect of long hours, shift work, or night work on(a) adults and (b) young workers under the age of 18 years; and if he will give details of the research projects.
§ Mr. NichollsMy right hon. Friend has not directly commissioned such research but the Health and Safety Executive has been reviewing the scientific literature on this subject and finds that it supports the conclusions of Professor Harrington in his review "Shift Work and Health", published by HSE in 1978.