§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what costs have so far been incurred by the Health and Safety Executive in the course of its pay and grading review, including both the costs of external consultants and in-house staff.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe Health and Safety Executive will assume responsibility for delegated pay bargaining on 1 April 1994. The cost incurred so far is £4,000 for computer software. Similar expenditure is anticipated in 1994. There are no additional staff costs.
§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what areas the Health and Safety Executive is considering for the introduction of increased, or new, charges to industry.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe Health and Safety Commission has under review the scope for introducing new charges for performance by the Health and Safety Executive—HSE—of statutory functions and the provision of facilities and services. Existing charges are reviewed annually to ensure HSE's costs in discharging the functions or providing the facilities or services are fully recovered.
§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of the Health and Safety Executive's grant-in-aid was spent in 1992–93 on(a) salaries, (b) travel and subsistence, (c) accommodation, (d) extra-mural contracts and (e) training.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe Health and Safety Executive's expenditure expressed as percentage of the grant-in-aid was: 859W
Per cent. (a) Salaries 65.6 (b) Travel and Subsistence 5.7 (c) Accommodation 11.3 (d) Extra-Mural Research and Testing Contracts 16.6 (e) Training 2.6 The Health and Safety Commission/Executive's total expenditure in 1992–93 was £211.8 million of which £171.3 million was funded by grant-in-aid.