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Background

1. The one complaint that led to action by HSE Inspectors, was the issuing of an improvement notice to De Montfort University, which may have significance given the questioner’s constituency. The notice was issued on 9 June 2006; it was deemed complied with on 9 November 2006. The complaint was in respect of the lack of provision for Display Screen Equipment Assessments within the University

2. HSE’s policy is to investigate every complaint received however there are certain exceptions, for example where the complainant wishes to remain anonymous or where they have not already taken the matter up with their employer or Trade Union (if appropriate)

3. In addition and exceptionally, HSE may also decide that further investigation is not warranted as there are no simple precautions to implement, for example.


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Sir Peter Soulsby: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many formal letters of improvement notice issued by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to each university have (a) led to actions satisfying the requirement of the HSE and (b) remain unresolved in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [115489]

Mrs. McGuire: The Health and Safety Executive has issued 51 improvement notices to universities during the last five years. All have been resolved except one, which has been granted an extension for compliance to 31 January 2007.

The breakdown by university, by year, is shown in the following table:


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Institution 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Grand total

Aston University

1

1

2

4

De Montfort University

1

1

1

1

4

Heriot Watt University

1

1

Loughborough University (Short Course Centre) Ltd

1

1

Manchester Metropolitan University

1

1

2

Nottingham Trent University

1

1

Royal Holloway, University of London

1

1

The Open University

2

2

The University of Leeds

1

1

The University of Manchester

1

1

University of Bath

2

2

University of Birmingham

1

1

University of Bristol

2

2

University of Buckingham

3

3

University of Cambridge

1

1

2

University of Central England in Birmingham

1

1

University of Central Lancashire

1

1

University of Lancaster

1

1

2

University of Leicester

1

1

University of Lincoln

1

2

3

University of Liverpool

1

1

2

University of London

1

1

University of Luton

3

3

University of Northumbria at Newcastle

1

1

University of Nottingham

1

1

University of Salford

2

2

University of Southampton

1

1

2

University of Stirling

1

1

University of the Arts London

1

1

University of Warwick

1

1

Grand total

6

7

7

16

4

11

51


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