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99751

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date	17/10/2014
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	Industrial Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department plans to take to respond to the European Commission's new Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014-2020.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	210988
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The government responded to the European Commission’s 2013 public consultation on a new policy framework for health and safety at work in the European Union. This emphasised the need for any new policy framework to have a focus on better regulation, supporting the single market and economic growth as well as sharing good practice between member states and supporting SMEs on risk management.</p><p> </p><p>The government was therefore pleased to see the commitment to simplify EU health and safety at work legislation in the new EU Strategic Framework, and is continuing to engage with the Commission to help realise this aim. The government is arguing for more proportionate, risk-based approaches to EU workplace health and safety regulation to help businesses by reducing administrative burdens while maintaining necessary protections for workers.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 22/10/2014 16:56:02 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

92361

registered interest
date	26/09/2014
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	Industrial Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to contribute to the European Commission's review of health and safety policy; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Ham
tabling member printed	Stephen Timms
uin	209804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/10/2014 answer text <p /> <p>The government is actively contributing to the European Commission’s review of EU health and safety regulation. The United Kingdom, like other member states, has submitted a report on implementation of the directives under review. I am arranging for deposit of the report with the library of the House.</p><p> </p><p>In its engagement with the Commission and other participants in the review, the government is arguing for a more proportionate, risk-based approach to occupational health and safety issues to help business by reducing administrative burdens whilst maintaining necessary protections for workers.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 15/10/2014 12:46:00 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	163 label Biography information for Sir Stephen Timms

90240

registered interest
date	02/09/2014
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	Industrial Health and Safety
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the level of variation of health and safety regulations between local authorities and of the effect of such variation on small and medium-sized enterprises.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	207810
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p /> <p /> <p>The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has ongoing discussions with local authorities (LA) in respect of their regulation of health and safety, including an annual statistical return. The most recent assessment for 2013/14 and comparisons with previous years showed a continued move towards a greater consistency in approach by local authorities.</p><p>The national activity and variation between local authorities is reported to the HSE/LA Enforcement Liaison Committee, published on the HSE website and used by local authorities in bench marking and peer review processes.</p><p>No assessment has been made of the effect of any variation on small and medium-sized enterprises.</p> answering member constituency Forest of Dean answering member printed Mr Mark Harper question first answered 08/09/2014 15:20:09 answering member 1520 label Biography information for Mr Mark Harper
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley