§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what factors he lays down as essential for the attainment of improved health and safety at work.
§ Mr. ForthImproving standards of health and safety at work requires the commitment of everyone concerned—employers, employees, the self-employed and so on—to comply with their duties under health and safety law. This demands a high degree of safety awareness at all levels, but especially among top management, and an effective management structure to ensure that health and safety risks are identified and appropriate measures taken to deal with those risks. There is no better introduction to the principles of health and safety than the executive's booklet "Essentials of Health and Safety at Work", revised earlier this year, and of which up to October 1990, 85,000 copies had been sold.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment which Ministers have been responsible for health and safety at work since May 1979; and for how long each exercised the responsibility.
Mr. JacksonThe following Secretaries of State have had overall responsibility for health and safety at work within the Department:
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§ Mr. John EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what financial or other support his Department is planning in the future for United Kingdom European information centres.
§ Mr. ForthMy Department will continue to support the European information centres in the United Kingdom as outlined in my previous answer.