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884212

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date	16/04/2018
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Construction: Conditions of Employment
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the report Shaky Foundations: Labour Exploitation in London's Construction Sector by Focus on Labour Exploitation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Hamwee
uin	HL6897
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government will consider this report alongside other published reports and research. As set out in the Government Response to the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices, we currently have four consultations taking place on employment status, increasing transparency in the labour market, agency workers and enforcement of employment rights. These consultations cover some of the issues discussed in this report and we have committed to firm action and future legislation where appropriate.</p> answering member printed Lord Henley question first answered 26/04/2018 16:00:51 answering member 2616 label Biography information for Lord Henley
tabling member	2652 label Biography information for Baroness Hamwee

874747

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Construction: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what guidance her Department provides to the construction industry on the requirement of employee medicals as a pre-requisite for employment in that sector.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	135048
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2018 answer text <p>The Health &amp; Safety Executive (HSE) provides a range of general and construction-specific guidance on work-related health risk assessments, health surveillance, and medical surveillance required under health and safety law. This can be found on HSE’s website <a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/index.htm</a> and</p><p><a href="http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/index.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hse.gov.uk/construction/healthrisks/index.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>Work in construction can involve exposure to a range of health hazards such as noise, vibration, chemicals and dusts. Employers are legally required to assess these risks to properly manage and control them.</p><p> </p><p>Control measures can include a health assessment before work starts to confirm a worker’s fitness for the work and establish a baseline for future health surveillance assessments. Some specific work activities, such as tunnelling in compressed air, require a medical assessment by an HSE Appointed Doctor.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 19/04/2018 10:25:30 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock

874748

registered interest
date	29/03/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Construction: Conditions of Employment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which construction companies operating under Government contracts require employees to undertake a medical as a requirement for employment.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	135049
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/04/2018 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 16/04/2018 13:57:06 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock