Mr. Gareth ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what action she is taking to improve corporate attitudes to health and safety. [69173]
§ Mr. JamiesonI have been asked to reply.
The Government and the Health and Safety Commission will continue to pursue measures, launched in 2001 to implement key aspects of the Revitalising Health and Safety strategy, aimed at promoting greater corporate responsibility for health and safety. These include voluntary measures to improve the reporting of the management of health and safety by top companies from the current level of 50 per cent. and increase board and directors' responsibility for, and involvement in, managing the risks to occupational health and safety.