Northern Ireland written question – answered at on 12 May 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what proportion of buildings occupied by (a) staff of the Department 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.
Central Procurement Directorate (CPD) acting on behalf of Office estates and Building standards Division (OBD) of the Department of Finance and Personnel has surveyed 94 per cent. of the buildings within the office estate to identify the presence of asbestos.
Of the specialised buildings under the control of the various Departments 91 per cent. have been surveyed for the presence of asbestos.
It has not been possible to distinguish between buildings occupied by staff of the Department and staff occupied by the Department's agencies.
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