§ Mr. LazarowiczTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will request the Health and Safety Commission to include among its targets contained in the Revitalising Health and Safety strategy a requirement to reduce the number of at work accidents each year on the roads. [66668]
§ Mr. JamiesonThe Government and the Health and Safety Commission set out long term strategic targets for health and safety in the Revitalising Health and Safety Statement of June 2000, after extensive consultation. The targets are deliberately broad based covering all occupational health risks, other than work related traffic accidents. These are included within the Governments460W Road Safety Strategy which aims to reduce all deaths and serious injuries on our roads by 40 per cent. by 2010. There are no plans to revise the Revitalising targets at the current time.