§ Mr. BlizzardTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what his policy is regarding drug and alcohol testing in the workplace. [56732]
§ Dr. Jack CunninghamI have been asked to reply.
The Government have no proposals to require random testing in the workplace for alcohol or drugs. The Government encourage individual employers to act in accordance with guidance issued by the Health and Safety Executive: "Drug Misuse at Work", issued earlier this year, and "Don't Mix it" issued in 1996. I am placing copies in the Library of the House.