Skip to main content

Industrial Health and Safety

Volume 493: debated on Monday 8 June 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how much his Department 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. (274537)

Expenditure to ensure compliance with health and safety at work legislation can include various costs, such as building related works and training for staff.

Details of building works related to health and safety compliance are not recorded separately from general building works and therefore could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

My Department strives to ensure compliance with health and safety at work legislation through training and development of staff. Expenditure on health and safety training and development in each of the last five years is as follows:

£

2004-05

1

2005-06

8,170

2006-07

6,000

2007-08

6,000

2008-09

227,229

1 Staff costs only (training provided in-house). 2 Including the extension of a contract to enable health and safety e-learning training to be provided for all staff.