Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent meetings they have had, if any, to discuss the future of health and safety regulation.
The Government is committed to taking a proportionate approach to health and safety regulation to support economic recovery and enable innovation while maintaining levels of protection for workers.
The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and the Minister for Employment meet regularly with senior officials from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) to discuss current priorities, for example the new post EU Chemicals regime, the Building Safety Regulator and Covid-19 responses, and discuss potential developments and future priorities.
HSE’s Annual Business Plan 2020/21 details key priorities, taking account of the ongoing response to Covid-19 while helping to support the economy.