§ Ms. EagleTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many investigations have been undertaken by the Health and Safety Executive in the north-west under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1988 in each year since their introduction.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe information requested is not available. Health and Safety Executive field staff monitor compliance with COSHH at premises for which HSE has enforcement responsibility during the course of visits made for a variety of purposes including, for example, preventive inspections and the investigation of complaints, accidents and dangerous occurrences.