HC Deb 22 March 1996 vol 274 cc341-2W
Mr. MacShane

To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage what measures her Department is taking to ensure that its contractors and suppliers(a) pay their employees a wage which ensures such employees do not need supplementary welfare payments via various state benefits and (b) meet workplace health and safety regulations; and if she will make a statement. [21466]

Mr. Sproat

My Department and its agencies have no formal policy regarding the wage rates of our contractors and suppliers.

We are concerned about health and safety regulations. All contracts which involve contractors' staff working on our premises have a clause requiring the contractor to comply with health and safety legislation and contractors' performance in this area is regularly monitored.