§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will list the(a) expert advisers and (b) scientists consulted by (i) his Department and (ii) the Health and Safety Executive in connection with the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002; and if he will list the qualifications and experience in relation to asbestos of each such adviser and scientist. [98659]
§ Mr. Nicholas BrownThe general policy underlying the new duty to manage asbestos was informed by considerable research evidence. Annexe I of the Regulatory Impact Assessment (RIA) sets out a list of 335W all the other external and HSE research reviewed in 2001 on the levels of exposure to asbestos that could be caused by maintenance work.
The RIA is available in the Library.