To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will list (a) the names, titles and grades of the officials who sit on the EU Technical Adaptation Committee on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work, (b) the number of times, and the dates, on which it has met since January 2002, (c) the agenda items it has considered since January 2002, (d) the decisions it has made since January 2002 and (e) the means used to communicate the decisions to the House. [10303]
I have been asked to reply.European Council Directive 89/391/EEC on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work, makes provisions for committees to work on
Allications (£s Million) | ||||||
Region | Objective | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
GO North West | 1 | 108 | 117 | 113 | 116 | 118 |
2 | 100 | 103 | 83 | 80 | 77 | |
GO South West | 1 | — | — | 42 | 43 | 44 |
2 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 17 | |
5b1 | 28 | 29 | — | — | — | |
GO Yorkshire and Humberside | 1 | — | — | 100 | 102 | 104 |
2 | 85 | 87 | 49 | 48 | 48 | |
GO East Midlands | 2 | 23 | 24 | 36 | 35 | 35 |
5b1 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | |
GO West Midlands | 2 | 102 | 106 | 84 | 82 | 80 |
5b1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | |
GO East of England | 2 | — | — | 15 | 15 | 15 |
5b1 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | |
GO North East | 2 | 82 | 85 | 64 | 65 | 65 |
GO London | 2 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
GO South East | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Northern Uplands | 5b1 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — |
Highlands and Islands | 1 | 41 | 44 | — | — | — |
1(Trans) | — | — | 54 | 46 | 38 | |
Eastern Scotland | 2 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
Western Scotland | 2 | 71 | 73 | 52 | 49 | 47 |
South Scotland | 2 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Borders of Scotland | 5b1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Dumfries and Galloway | 5b1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
Central Scotland/Tayside | 5b1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Grampian | 5b1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
Northern Ireland | 1 | 163 | 176 | — | — | — |
1(Trans) | — | — | 156 | 132 | 108 | |
West Wales and the Valleys | 1 | — | — | 157 | 161 | 164 |
East Wales | 2 | — | — | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Industrial South Wales | 2 | 49 | 51 | — | — | — |
Rural Wales | 5b1 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — |
Gibraltar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
GB | 3 | 315 | 517 | See below | See below | See below |
the purely technical adjustments to the individual Directives provided for in Article 16 (1) to take account of: the adoption of Directives in the field of technical harmonization and standardization; and/or technical progress, changes in international regulations or specifications, and new findings …
The UK representatives at such meetings would be drawn from staff with relevant technical and policy responsibilities within the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). Since January 2002 HSE have received no invitations to such technical meetings; nor are HSE aware of any currently scheduled.