A former Cabinet Minister spoke today of his ambition to stop health and safety legislation being seen as a "music hall joke".
Lord Young, who has been asked by Prime Minister David Cameron to lead a Whitehall-wide review of health and safety laws, said that over the past 10 to 12 years a "nanny state" had "really" developed.
"There is no question, in any dangerous occupation, in any place where people are in danger, health and safety rules will apply," he told BBC Breakfast.
"But there are so many parts of life where it is an absolute nonsense. If there were still music halls, it would be a music hall joke."