§ Mr. Andrew F. BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment, if he will list all mills in Denton and Reddish for which improvement notices have been issued by the Health and Safety Executive in respect of removing asbestos; when the notices were issued; how many have been complied with; and whether the Health and Safety Executive has satisfied itself that there is no possibility that asbestos remains a hazard in any mills in the Denton and Reddish constituency.
§ Mr. ForthThe Health and Safety Executive (HSE) issued an improvement notice in respect of the removal of asbestos at Vernon mill, Stockport on 23 February 1990. The notice was not complied with by the due date and HSE successfully prosecuted the managing agents of the mill on 19 November 1990.
240WAsbestos will continue to present a potential hazard at the mill while remedial work is carried out to comply with the terms of HSE's improvement notice. This work is being monitored by HSE.
Although responsibility for ensuring that asbestos is not a hazard to those employed or to members of the public rests with the owner or occupier of premises, HSE is not aware of a potential hazard from asbestos in any other mills in the Denton and Reddish constituency for which HSE is the enforcing authority for health and safety legislation.