§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what assessments under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations have been undertaken at all workplaces used by civil servants in his Department.
§ Mr. TrippierMy Department's policy is to provide a safe working environment and safe methods of work that are without risk to the health and safety of its employees. Under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1988 (COSHH) my Department has assessed departmental working environments and found no instances of significant exposure to a hazardous substance.
Budgeted Changes in Financial Reserves 1990–91 £ million Reserves at 1 April 1990 as percentage of 1989–90 net revenue expenditure Percentage Budgeted reserves at 1 April 1991 as per centage of 1990–91 net revenue expenditure Percentage Avon 0 N/A 3 Bedfordshire -3.9 5 3 Berkshire 6.5 N/A 1 Buckinghamshire -4.5 7 5 Cambridgeshire -7.1 17 13 Cheshire 0 3 3 Cleveland 0 2 2 Cornwall 0 6 6 Cumbria 6.2 N/A 4 Derbyshire 0 2 1 Devon 4.8 7 7 Dorset -2.5 3 2 Durham -0.8 9 8 East Sussex 0.2 2 1 Essex -18.2 5 2 Gloucestershire -0.2 2 2 Hampshire 4.6 1 1 Hereford & Worcester 0 3 2 Hertfordshire -2.0 3 3 Humberside 0.2 3 3 Isle of Wight 1.3 1 2 Kent 0 2 2 Lancashire 13.6 1 3 Leicestershire -0.4 4 3 Lincolnshire -6.8 10 7 Norfolk 0 4 4 Northamptonshire 0 3 3 Northumberland 0 N/A 7 North Yorkshire -5.0 4 2 Nottinghamshire -10.5 9 7 Oxfordshire -0.5 5 4 Shropshire 0.3 4 4 Somerset -1.0 5 4 Staffordshire 0 5 4 Suffolk 0 4 3 Surrey 0.3 3 3 Warkwickshire -3.4 3 2 West Sussex -0.4 16 14 Wiltshire -2.9 4 2 N/A—not available