Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many improvement notices were issued to oil and gas companies operating in the North Sea by the Health and Safety Executive in the period from 1 January 2014 to date; and in how many such cases the company has yet to comply with the improvement notice.

Since January 2014, in relation to oil and gas extraction operations in the North Sea, 36 Improvement Notices have been served.

Of these, 21 notices have been complied with. 10 have not yet expired, and five notices are subject to appeal and so are suspended until the appeal process is complete.