§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what plans he has to improve health and safety in factories in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NichollsI have been asked to reply.
Responsibility for maintaining and improving health and safety standards, and complying with legal obligations, rests with employers and others concerned at the workplace. The Government have increased financial provision for the Health and Safety Commission and Executive over previously agreed levels again in 1990–91. The additional provision is £7 million excluding money transferred from the Department of Energy for nuclear safety research.
The commission's priorities for improving health and safety at work throughout Great Britain will be set out in its plan of work for 1990–91 and beyond.