§ Mr. McAllionTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will place in the Library a copy of the Teachers' Pensions Agency's health and safety policy.
§ Mr. ForthResponsibility for health and safety policy has been delegated to the Teachers' Pensions Agency under its chief executive Mrs. Denyse Metcalfe. I have asked her to arrange for a reply to be given.
Letter from Denyse Metcalf to Mr. John McAllion, dated 11 November.
The Secretary of State for Education has asked me to supply an answer to the following question you tabled about the Teachers' Pensions Agency's health and safety policy:-
"To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will place in the Library a copy of the Teachers' Pensions Agency's health and safety policy."
The Agency is committed to complying with the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974. The Agency occupies premises on the same site as the Department for Education in Darlington, and the Darlington Site Controller has oversight of health and safety matters for the site.
The provision of health and safety advice and compliance with the Act is covered in our service level agreement with the Department. The Department's written policy is still in draft form at the moment.