Quarrying: Regulation
Question
Mr Richard Holden
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department plans to review the level of regulation of small quarrying and stone-processing firms.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsThe Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has no current plans to review the level of regulation of small quarrying and stone-processing firms.
The Government is committed to reducing regulatory compliance costs for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME) and announced in March 2025 a commitment to reduce the administrative burden of regulation by 25% by the end of this Parliament - savings equivalent to £5.6 billion. HSE is committed to playing its part in reducing these administrative burdens whilst maintaining our proportionate regulatory approach to protect people and enable innovation and growth.