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64886

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date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Asbestos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2014, Official Report, column 461W, on asbestos, how often inspections for asbestos containing materials are carried out in buildings owned or managed by his Department.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	203337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>Inspections for asbestos containing materials are carried out in buildings owned or managed by Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in accordance with statutory requirements.</p><p>The asbestos regulations require all buildings containing asbestos to be inspected a minimum of once every twelve months. The level and type of asbestos in each building would dictate any additional inspections, maintenance and remedial work to be carried out in a particular building.</p><p> </p><p>The management plan, including records and drawings, should be reviewed every 12 months and any identified or suspected ACM must be inspected and its condition assessed periodically, to check that it has not deteriorated or been damaged.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 08/07/2014 16:09:59 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

65107

registered interest
date	01/07/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Asbestos
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pursuant to his Department's answer of 30 June 2014, Official Report, column 460W, on asbestos, whether all staff in his Department who work in buildings which contain asbestos are (a) aware of the asbestos in the buildings, (b) trained in how to manage asbestos and (c) required to sign an asbestos register before working on the premises.
tabling member constituency	North Ayrshire and Arran
tabling member printed	Katy Clark
uin	203430
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, Regulation 10 requires that those who may be exposed to materials containing asbestos have relevant training. In all instances, prior to works starting, a full risk assessment is undertaken to manage risks.</p><p>General staff (such as office, cleaning and catering staff) who regularly work in buildings owned or used by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills would not be working in an environment where they would disturb or be exposed to asbestos-containing materials. For these staff, therefore, training on how to manage asbestos is not provided and the signing of an asbestos register is not required. However, where it is identified that a member of staff or contractor could potentially be exposed to asbestos-containing materials, a full risk assessment in compliance with the regulations would take place.</p><p>The regulation is specific to those who could work with asbestos. This would reasonably exclude general office workers, caterers, cleaners, etc. However, all would be protected by the Health &amp; Safety at Work Act and Health &amp; Safety at Work Regulations whereby all works are risk assessed prior to start to ensure the safe working and environment for those directly and indirectly affected.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 08/07/2014 16:12:38 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	1590 label Biography information for Baroness Clark of Kilwinning

64657

registered interest
date	30/06/2014
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many calls the Pay and Work Rights Helpline received in (a) Scotland, (b) England, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last four years.
tabling member constituency	Airdrie and Shotts
tabling member printed	Pamela Nash
uin	202979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2014 answer text <p>I have been asked to respond on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.</p><p>Calls to the Pay and Work Rights Helpline are as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>2010/11</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>England</p></td><td><p>25,958</p></td><td><p>21,307</p></td><td><p>26,893</p></td><td><p>34,285</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>1,882</p></td><td><p>1,537</p></td><td><p>2,171</p></td><td><p>2,961</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>1,249</p></td><td><p>1,075</p></td><td><p>1,400</p></td><td><p>1,793</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>N Ireland</p></td><td><p>453</p></td><td><p>390</p></td><td><p>505</p></td><td><p>707</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unknown</p></td><td><p>14,019</p></td><td><p>17,698</p></td><td><p>17,466</p></td><td><p>11,737</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p>43,561</p></td><td><p>42,007</p></td><td><p>48,435</p></td><td><p>51,483</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The ‘unknown' figure refers to callers who either did not wish to say where they were calling from, or rang off before they could be asked.</p> answering member constituency East Dunbartonshire answering member printed Jo Swinson question first answered 08/07/2014 16:04:14 answering member 1513 label Biography information for Jo Swinson
tabling member	3909 label Biography information for Pamela Nash