§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment, pursuant to her answer of 17 May,Official Report, column 41, how the review of health and safety at work regulations will be conducted; which organisations will be invited to take part; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythI have asked the Health and Safety Commission to report, by the end of April 1994, on the impact on business of the existing health and safety regulatory arrangements and especially on the scope for further repeals or simplification of legislation which would not endanger acceptable standards of protection.
I am informed that the Commission is establishing seven business-led advisory groups to help it in this task, which groups will include members representing employer and worker interests and specific representation from the small firms sector. Through these groups and by other means such as case studies, and written consultation exercises, the review will draw on a wide range of experience and expertise from industry and elsewhere.
I understand that the Commission plans shortly to issue an open invitation for interested organisations and individuals to submit evidence to the review.