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Night Working

Volume 175: debated on Monday 25 June 1990

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment has been made of the implications for care homes of the proposed European Community directive on night working.

The European Commission has not yet issued a draft of its proposed directive on working time; however, we understand that the Commission is likely to propose restrictions on night and shift working. Clearly this may have implications for a wide range of workers, including those in care homes, and in other health services, where there is a need to maintain care on a 24–hour basis. We will not be able to assess the full implications until the Commission has published its detailed proposal.