§ Dr. CableTo ask the Solicitor-General pursuant to her answer of 16 June 2003,Official Report, column 117W, on control of asbestos, if she will list the buildings which have been identified as containing asbestos. [122926]
§ The Solicitor-General[holding answer 4 July 2003]: The Crown Prosecution Service is unable to provide a list of buildings identified as having an asbestos presence. Although asbestos registers are located at each property, a central register of asbestos information is not in place. The Crown Prosecution Service is addressing this issue in compliance with Regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002.
The Treasury Solicitor's Department's premises, Queen Anne's Chambers, London SW1, and the Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers' premises in Buckingham Gate, both contain small amounts of properly identified and managed asbestos.
The buildings occupied by the Serious Fraud Office and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate do not contain asbestos.