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Mr. Concannon
asked the Secretary of State for Employment if he is satisfied that safety standards are being met in the mining industry.
Mr. Mayhew
Statutory responsibility to achieve and maintain safety standards rests with owners, management and work people in the mining industry. The efforts of the industry to fulfil that responsibility are supplemented by the Health and Safety Commission and Executive, particularly by Her Majesty's Mines and Quarries Inspectorate and the Safety in Mines Research Establishment.There can be no cause for satisfaction while miners continue to be killed and injured at work.