To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how much his Department and its predecessors spent on compliance with requirements of health and safety at work legislation in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. (274548)

It is not possible to separately identify what the Department spends on health and safety compliance. The management of health and safety in the Department involves a number of differing elements, each of which forms part of a wider service function.