HC Deb 01 April 1993 vol 222 cc341-2W
Mr. Galbraith

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if she will give the full title of the projects and the amount of funding asked for in the applications for EC funding for the European Year of Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection from March 1992 to February 1993.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The United Kingdom received 330 applications, which asked in total for nearly 9.8 mecu. I shall place a list of the project titles in the Library.

Mr. Galbraiith

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment which projects related to the European Year of Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection, have received an EC grant of 1 million ecu or more.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

None in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Galbraith

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what has been the outcome of the individual projects supported with regard to improving the health, safety or welfare of employees at work during the European Year of Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection 1992–93; and if she will make a statement.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The United Kingdom is currently contributing to the European Commission's final assessment of the year, which will include information about EC-supported projects. It will be published in October 1993 and I shall place a copy in the Library. In

Mr. McLoughlin

Prohibition notices do not impose explicit penalties. They are issued when there is a risk of serious personal injury. They require specified remedial action to be taken, usually immediately, to comply with the relevant statutory provisions.

The following requirements were made on prohibition notices issued during the periods 1990–91 and 1991–92.

making recommendations for EC funding, the United Kingdom sought to support practical initiatives to improve health and safety in the workplace.