§ Mr. AlisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the requirements in section 6 of the Explosives Act 1875, which relate to an applicant's submission for a draft licence for a new factory or magazine, for consideration by the Health and Safety Executive of the environmental and social repercussions which might follow from the approval of the draft licence.
§ Mr. NichollsSection 6 of the Explosives Act 1875 requires that a new explosives factory or magazine shall not be established on a site except in a manner specified in the licence issued by the Health and Safety Executive. The terms of the licence usually specify matters entirely concerned with the safety and security of the explosives at the proposed site.
Section 7 of the Act requires that the local authority grants assent to such a factory or magazine and must hear the applicant and any persons objecting. At such a hearing environmental and social considerations in addition to safety and security matters may be discussed. In addition, a proposed development for an explosives factory is subject to the normal requirements of the planning legislation.
§ Mr. AlisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what draft licence under the Explosives Act 1875 has been received, approved, or rejected by the Health and Safety Executive in relation to a new factory or magazine at Steeton Hall farm, South Milford, near Leeds.
§ Mr. NichollsNo draft licence has been received by the Health and Safety Executive in connection with Steeton Hall farm, South Milford, Leeds.