Written question asked by Lord Boswell of Aynho (Conservative) on Thursday, 22 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 September 2004. It was answered by Chris Leslie (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 September 2004 on behalf of the Department for Constitutional Affairs.

Dept for Constitutional Affairs

Question: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs, if he will make a statement on the arrangements for access to government premises for (a) physically disabled persons and (b) allergy sufferers, with particular reference to latex allergy. - Including figures.

Answer: Mr. Boswell: To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs if he will make a statement on the arrangements for access to government premises for (a) physically disabled persons and (b) allergy sufferers, with particular reference to latex allergy. [186959] Mr. Leslie: As of the 31 July 2004 319 of the 377 properties that currently make up the Court Service estate are fully accessible to physically disabled persons. There has been no recorded incident in respect of latex allergies within the Department for Constitutional Affairs. In the event that a member of staff or a visitor to one of our buildings were to suffer from an allergy to latex, we would seek the advice of the Department of Health as to an appropriate course of action to ensure that they suffer no discomfort.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 424 c1053W; 186959
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Access Disability Buildings Government departments Department for Constitutional Affairs Allergies Latex
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk