PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Schools: Asbestos (14 July 2014)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions he or his Ministerial colleagues have had with the Department for Education about the prevalence of asbestos in schools.
Asked by:
Sir Stephen Timms (Labour)
Asked by:
Sir Stephen Timms (Labour)
Answer
There have been no such discussions at Ministerial level. However, DWP Ministers have been informed of significant work that HSE has done to assist the Department for Education's review of their policy on asbestos in schools. For example, HSE has in the last three years conducted initiatives on the standard of management of asbestos in schools and copies of the reports have been provided to DfEand published.
Answered by:
Mr Mark Harper (Conservative)
17 July 2014
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