§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the measures he is taking to implement the recommendations given in the occupational health notice received by his Department in respect of the Whitehall II study.
§ Mr. NorrisOccupational health notice 93/3 gave advice on approaches which Departments and agencies might address in dealing with sickness absence. The Department of Transport continues to be committed to the "Look After Your Heart" programme, to which it signed up to 1989. Smoking policy in the Department has recently been reviewed and revised. In addition, the Department has recently offered its staff a free medical examination in a nationwide health screening programme.
Table 1 Year HGV and PSV roadside spot checks Operator licensing fleet check Car and LGV spot checks Total 1989–90 16,296 9,442 1— 25,738 1990–91 17,890 9,671 1— 27,561 1991–92 21,762 12,658 5,680 40,100 1992–93 29,127 13,852 5,341 48,320 1993–94 27,919 13,008 10,309 51,236 1 This information can only be provided at disproportionate cost.