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Home Office

Answer

Mrs. Gillan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his statement of 14 January 2004, Official Report, column 279WH, on drug testing, if he will place a copy of the National Workplace Strategy he referred to in the Library; if he will list the members of the steering group, with their organisation; and if he will list the dates, place and length of the meetings of the steering group referred to. [161185] Caroline Flint: Yes, a copy of the National Workplace Strategy can be placed in the Library. In total there have been 13 steering group meetings. The first steering group meeting was held on 10 October 2002, then 5 November 2002, 9 December 2002, 27 January 2003, 12 February 2003, 25 March 2003, 29 April 2003, 28 May 2003, 24 June 2003, 22 July 2003, 30 September 2003, 28 October 2003, 25 November 2003 and 27 January 2004. In general, each meeting lasted two hours and venues changed for each meeting. Members of the Steering Group include: 1. Richard Ivers, Home Office (Chair) 2. Ciara Shannon, Home Office 3. Robin Burgess, Home Office 4. Jacob Hawkins, Home Office 5. Judith Hind, Department of Health 6. Paul McCormack, Health and Safety Executive 7. Yolande Burgin, Independent Inquiry into Drug Testing at Work 8. Jude Grandison, Confederation of British Industry (CBI) 9. Tom Mellish, Trades Union Congress (TUC) 10. Corrina Langelaan, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) 11. Matthew Knowles, British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) 12. John Jolly, KCA (UK) Workplace Services Ltd. 13. Patricia Armstrong, KCA (UK) Workplace Services Ltd. 14. Frank Warburton, Drugscope 15. Sheryl Hobbs, Alcohol Concern 16. Christine Hayhurst, Chartered Management Institute (CMI) 17. Sally Ann Cole, Herts DAT 18. lan Kirk, Kent DAT 19. John Harmer, Kent DAT 20. Louise Spencer, South Gloucester DAT 21. Joe Gillam, City of London DAT 22. Micky Hewish, New Generation Training Ltd. 23. Ben Wilson, Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) 24. David Macintosh, London Drugs Policy Forum

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

419 c490W;419 c492W; 161185

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Health and safety Drugs Misuse Meetings Working hours Testing

Link

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