To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the (a) one-off and (b) recurring cost of implementing the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 to (i) businesses and (ii) the regulators.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what estimate he has made of the (a) one-off and (b) recurring cost of implementing the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 to (i) businesses and (ii) the regulators.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will extend the Health and Safety Executive's consultation period on the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if he will extend the Health and Safety Executive's consultation period on the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2006.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has to remove certain processes from the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what plans he has to remove certain processes from the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether financial assistance is available to the farming industry to assist in complying with the provisions of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether financial assistance is available to the farming industry to assist in complying with the provisions of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of buildings occupied by (a) departmental staff and (b) staff of the Department's executive agencies have been surveyed for the purpose of identifying the presence of asbestos prior to the implementation of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what proportion of buildings occupied by (a) departmental staff and (b) staff of the Department's executive agencies have been surveyed for the purpose of identifying the presence of asbestos prior to the implementation of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002.

What is the estimated annual cost of implementing the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002. [HL 4136]. - Including figures.

What is the estimated annual cost of implementing the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002. [HL 4136]. - Including figures.

In the light of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002, what is the estimated percentage annual increase in the cost of insurance premiums to businesses licensed to dispose of asbestos for the years 2001 to 2002, 2002 to 2003 and 2003 to 2004; and in the light of...

In the light of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002, what is the estimated percentage annual increase in the cost of insurance premiums to businesses licensed to dispose of asbestos for the years 2001 to 2002, 2002 to 2003 and 2003 to 2004; and in the light of...

What is the estimated additional cost to the implementing the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002. to businesses licensed to dispose of asbestos; and what is the estimated additional cost of the implementation of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 to businesses licensed to remove asbestos from...

What is the estimated additional cost to the implementing the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002. to businesses licensed to dispose of asbestos; and what is the estimated additional cost of the implementation of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 to businesses licensed to remove asbestos from...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the (a) expert advisers and (b) scientists consulted by (i) his Department and (ii) the Health and Safety Executive in connection with the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002; and if he will list the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will list the (a) expert advisers and (b) scientists consulted by (i) his Department and (ii) the Health and Safety Executive in connection with the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002; and if he will list the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the circumstances in which a health and safety inspector may rely on his own opinion rather than making scientific measurements in order to establish that the permitted levels of asbestos under the Control...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the circumstances in which a health and safety inspector may rely on his own opinion rather than making scientific measurements in order to establish that the permitted levels of asbestos under the Control...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training in the science of asbestos is given to health and safety inspectors (a) generally and (b) for the purposes of enforcing the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002; by whom such training is given; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what training in the science of asbestos is given to health and safety inspectors (a) generally and (b) for the purposes of enforcing the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002; by whom such training is given; and if he...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, by what means it is proposed that health and safety inspectors will measure the level of asbestos fibres in the air to determine whether the control limit specified in the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 has been exceeded;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, by what means it is proposed that health and safety inspectors will measure the level of asbestos fibres in the air to determine whether the control limit specified in the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 has been exceeded;...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on how the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 apply to debris containing asbestos that is found on a site; and what quantities of such debris are acceptable for the purposes of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on how the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 apply to debris containing asbestos that is found on a site; and what quantities of such debris are acceptable for the purposes of the...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the Health and Safety Executive's review of the science relating to the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002; and who is in charge of the review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make a statement on the Health and Safety Executive's review of the science relating to the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002; and who is in charge of the review.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how a material is defined as containing asbestos for the purposes of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002; what minimum quantity of each relevant mineral is required to be present; and how this minimum quantity is measured; if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how a material is defined as containing asbestos for the purposes of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002; what minimum quantity of each relevant mineral is required to be present; and how this minimum quantity is measured; if...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many responses were received to the consultation that took place prior to the making of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002; how many of the responses objected to the making of the regulations in the form in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many responses were received to the consultation that took place prior to the making of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002; how many of the responses objected to the making of the regulations in the form in...

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what level of interference with asbestos is required to meet the definition that a person has disturbed asbestos for the purposes of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002; and if he will make a statement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what level of interference with asbestos is required to meet the definition that a person has disturbed asbestos for the purposes of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002; and if he will make a statement.

Opinion on risk to human health from chrysotile asbestos and organic substitutes. Opinion expressed at the 35th Scientific Committee on Toxicity Ecotoxicity and the Environment (CSTEE) plenary meeting in Brussels 17 December 2002. 16 p. DWP/European Commission. 2002.

Opinion on risk to human health from chrysotile asbestos and organic substitutes. Opinion expressed at the 35th Scientific Committee on Toxicity Ecotoxicity and the Environment (CSTEE) plenary meeting in Brussels 17 December 2002. 16 p. DWP/European Commission. 2002.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the cost to business of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures and ref to Regulatory Impact Assessment in Library.

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will estimate the cost to business of the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002; and if he will make a statement. - Inc figures and ref to Regulatory Impact Assessment in Library.

Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations (SI 2002/2675). Lords debate on motion that an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the order be annulled. Motion withdrawn.

Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations (SI 2002/2675). Lords debate on motion that an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty praying that the order be annulled. Motion withdrawn.