Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will discuss with the (a) Attorney General, (b) Crown Prosecution Service, (c) Secretary of State for the Home Department and (d) Independent Police Complaints Commission the reasons for the time taken by the Health and Safety Executive to conclude its further investigation into the death of Thomas Orchard on 3 October 2012; and if he will make a statement.

Primacy for the investigation into the death of Thomas Orchard rests with the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). The Health and Safety Executive has assisted the investigation by examining the role of corporate bodies.

The investigation is on going, therefore it would not be appropriate to comment further at this stage.