Written question asked by Madeleine Moon (Labour) on Thursday, 28 February 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 March 2019. It was answered by Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) on Friday, 8 March 2019 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence: Industrial Health and Safety

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his Department's letter of 27 February 2019 to the hon. Member for Bridgend on the Health and Safety Executive, what the criteria are for determining whether notices of contravention placed on his Department by that Executive are to be reported (a) centrally and (b) elsewhere.

Answer: The Health and Safety Executive will predominantly serve Notices of Contravention at the appropriate Defence site. Defence Safety Authority Policy Document 01.1, Chapter 3, Paragraph 24 and 25 provides the reporting criteria for Health, Safety and Environmental Protection events and individual Top Level Budgets or Chief Executive equivalents should be informed by the Defence site of such Notices of Contravention. However, such reporting cannot be guaranteed.

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