Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 12115

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Tabled: 31 October 2024

Answered: 5 November 2024

Named Day

Question

Mohammad Yasin

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will bring forward legislative proposals to extend the (a) statutory and (b) regulatory standards for drilling boreholes in mineral exploration or evaluation to the drilling of boreholes for the

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

The Borehole Sites and Operations Regulations 1995 (BSOR) require operators to notify the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in advance if drilling is taking place in a defined mining area. These Regulations do not apply to drilling for the purposes of ins...

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