HC Deb 11 April 2002 vol 383 cc504-5W
Mr. Clifton-Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions in relation to the Health and Safety report of 15 March into the Display Screen Equipment Regulations 1992 of the equipment at NERC Swanwick, what he is doing to ensure that all the defects mentioned in the report are rectified and in what time scale; for what reason the Health and Safety Executive relied on information supplied by NATS in relation to the size of the characters on the Sony display screens; and if they will take their own measurements. [47654]

Mr. Jamieson

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has asked NATS to set out in writing the action it proposes to take on each of the items raised in the report together with a proposed timetable. HSE will consider what if any further action needs to be taken once it has received those proposals and will continue to monitor the situation.

Mr. Clifton-Brown

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, how many safety reports have been made by planning and tactical air controllers as a result of confusion of reading alpha numeric data on the Sony screen at NERC Swanwick. [47653]

Mr. Jamieson

This is an operational matter for NATS.