To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how much her Department and its predecessor spent on compliance with requirements of health and safety at work legislation in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement. (274547)

The Department for Communities and Local Government and its predecessors have not specifically recorded expenditure incurred in maintaining ongoing compliance with health and safety at work legislation.

To disaggregate such costs would incur a disproportionate cost.