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1718131

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	Broadcasting Programmes and Film: Health and Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to update the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 to reflect technological changes, with particular reference to film and television productions.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL4643
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>There are no plans at this time to update the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 to reflect technological changes. Owing to its goal-setting nature the Act, supported by its associated regulations, continues to provide an effective framework for securing the health and safety of those at work.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 22/05/2024 12:09:01 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

1718132

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	Broadcasting Programmes and Film: Health and Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of mandating health and safety training on film and television productions, similar to those mandated during the COVID-19 period.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL4644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 24/05/2024 11:49:10 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

1718133

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	Broadcasting Programmes and Film: Health and Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent to which health and safety is regulated to British standards on UK film and television productions when they are operating abroad.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL4645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. Ministers will correspond directly with the Member.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 24/05/2024 11:53:06 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

1718134

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Broadcasting Programmes and Film: Tax Allowances
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to incorporating health and safety requirements into tax incentives for film and television productions, similar to those implemented recently in California.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL4646
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is not currently considering incorporating health and safety requirements into tax incentives for film and television productions, however the Government keeps the tax system under review.</p> answering member printed Baroness Vere of Norbiton question first answered 21/05/2024 11:17:15 answering member 4580 label Biography information for Baroness Vere of Norbiton
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

1718153

registered interest
date	14/05/2024
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	Broadcasting Programmes and Film: Health and Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of health and safety accountability and responsibility for employers on film and television productions given the widespread use of non-disclosure agreements in the industry.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL4647
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2024 answer text <p>Employers on film and television productions have extensive duties under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated regulations for the health and safety of those they employ and for those who are not in their employ but may be affected by their undertaking (freelance contractors, members of the public, etc.). The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) can and does take robust enforcement action in relation to those duties where significant non-compliance with the law is identified.</p><p> </p><p>Section 20 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 gives HSE inspectors a variety of powers to assist in their enquiries and obtain relevant information regardless of any non-disclosure agreements that may be in place. Reporting of work-related accidents resulting in a reportable injury is a legal requirement of the Reporting on Injuries, Diseases, and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) and should not be prevented by the use of non-disclosure agreements.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 22/05/2024 13:30:14 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

1683959

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Emergency Services
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government on how many occasions emergency services have attended incidents (1) at railway stations, or (2) on railway tracks, in each of the past five years.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL1820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>There is no single source of data on the number of occasions that emergency services have attended incidents at railway stations or on railway tracks.</p><p>Data on incidents on public transport attended by the British Transport Police in Great Britain may be found in British Transport Police ‘<em>Use of force statistics’</em>.</p><p>Data on incidents attended at public transport locations by police forces in England and Wales may be found in Home Office ‘<em>Police use of force statistics’.</em></p><p>Data on false alarms, accidental and deliberate fires ‘on trains’ attended by the Fire and Rescue Service in England may be found in in Home Office ‘<em>Fire statistics’</em>:</p><ul><li>Accidental and deliberate fires: Table 0303 - Fires, fatalities and non-fatal casualties in outdoor primary locations and secondary fires by motive and location, England.</li><li>False alarms: False alarms dataset 2017 to 2023</li></ul><p>The department does not hold data on the number of incidents attended by NHS England Ambulance services at railway stations or railway tracks.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 05/02/2024 16:18:57 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

1683960

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Railways: Access and Security
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance is available for train operating companies regarding the security of stations, and access to, railway lines.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL1821
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The Secure Stations Scheme (SSS) provides a framework for Train Operating Companies (TOCs) to demonstrate how they are working to reduce crime and improve security and safeguarding at stations. Having an accredited station provides reassurance to both passengers and staff that the station is safe and secure. This is in addition to requiring TOC’s and Network Rail to undertake a range of measures to reduce the likelihood and impact of a terrorist attack.</p> answering member printed Lord Davies of Gower question first answered 05/02/2024 16:18:27 answering member 4499 label Biography information for Lord Davies of Gower
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

1683961

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
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	Self-employed: Health and Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the application of health and safety legislation to those who work freelance and as contractors.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL1822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>Under health and safety law, employers have a responsibility to protect workers and others from risk to their health and safety, including those who work freelance or as contractors.</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 29/01/2024 12:28:20 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

1683962

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
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	Film and Television: Health and Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what requirements are in place to ensure health and safety risk assessments are maintained in the film and television industry.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL1823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated regulations provide an effective framework for securing the health, safety, and welfare of those working in the film and television industry.</p><p> </p><p>Employers and the self-employed working in the film and television industry are required by the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 to make a suitable and sufficient assessment of risks to workers, themselves, and others from their work activities for the purpose of identifying and implementing measures to manage those risks. If there is reason to suspect an assessment is no longer effective or if there has been significant change in the matters being assessed, then an assessment must be reviewed and amended. Where an employer employs five or more employees they must record the significant findings of an assessment, and any group of employees identified by it as being especially at risk.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 29/01/2024 12:26:52 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon

1683963

registered interest
date	22/01/2024
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	Film and Television: Health and Safety
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what guidance has been issued to the film and television industry regarding the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974.
tabling member printed	Baroness Smith of Basildon
uin	HL1824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>Work in the film and television industry is covered under the general requirements of the Health and Safety etc. Act 1974 and associated regulations. However, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) also provides extensive guidance on common or higher risk activities encountered across multiple industries which may be applicable to activities within film and television production, e.g. working at height or managing asbestos (when filming on location).</p><p> </p><p>HSE also provides a range of guidance which is specific to film and television industry that describes the various roles and responsibilities of those within the production process (INDG360: Health and safety in audio-visual production. Your legal duties) and information sheets for specific production activities and risks, e.g. stunts, use of firearms and filming while using vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>All guidance and information are freely available on the HSE website, a section of which is dedicated to health and safety in the film, theatre and broadcasting industries.</p><p> </p><p>Alongside this, industry specific guidance is also available from a range of industry bodies and stakeholders.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 29/01/2024 12:28:07 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	4170 label Biography information for Baroness Smith of Basildon