§ Mr. Loughlinasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many fatal accidents have taken place in industry in each year since 1952 to the latest convenient date.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe numbers of fatal accidents notified from factories were:
1952 471 1953 454 1954 454 1955 428 1956 426 1957 414 1958 368 1959 350 1960 354 1961 368 1962 351 1963 332 1964 344 1965 358 1966 372 1967 342 1968 359 1969 357 1970 325 1971 299
§ Mr. Loughlinasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many fatal accidents occurred in the building and construction industries in each year since 1952 to the latest most convenient date.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe numbers of fatal accidents notified from construction sites Were:
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1952 261 1953 239 1954 214 1955 223 1956 224 1957 187 1958 258 1959 217 1960 277 1961 264 1962 281 1963 242 1964 271 1965 230 1966 288 1967 197 1968 238 1969 265 1970 203 1971 196
§ Mr. Loughlinasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many factory inspections have taken place in industry in each year since 1952 to the nearest convenient date.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe information is as follows:
1952 225,966 1953 235,031 1954 220,309 1955 227,039 1956 218,886 1957 213,559 1958 213,726 1959 201,559 1960 195,233 1961 189,327 1962 171,073 1963 172,671 1964 172,230 1965 167,817 1966 171,759 1967 172,296 1968 172,327 1969 182,517 1970 208,404 1971 208,773
§ Mr. Loughlinasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many inspections were made by the Factory Inspectorate on building and construction sites in each year since 1952 to the most convenient date.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithI regret that the figures are not available for the period Before 1955. The figures for 1955–71 are as follows:
1955 37,401 1956 29,896 1957 31,692 1958 31,992 1959 34,499 1960 40,297 1961 40 524 1962 30,149 1963 29,690 1964 32,743 1965 32,324 1966 35,190 1967 28,944 1968 38,223 1969 44 980 1970 54,517 1971 60,433
§ Mr. Loughlinasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the numbers of inspectors employed in the Factory Inspectorate for each year since 1952 to the nearest convenient date.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe information requested is as follows:
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Year Number of Factory Inspectors 1952 340 1953 360 1954 363 1955 362 1956 364 1957 375 1958 393 1959 406 1960 409 1961 415 1962 426 1963 446 1964 466 1965 474 1966 496 1967 492 1968 519 1969 576 1970 618 1971 700 1972 724
§ Mr. Loughlinasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the average fines imposed in consequence of prosecutions initiated by the Factory Inspectorate for each year since 1952 to the nearest convenient date.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe information is as follows:
£ 1952 9 1953 7 1954 9 1955 9 1956 10 1957 11 1958 12 1959 10 1960 18 1961 20 1962 24 1963 21 1964 21 1965 25 1966 29 1967 33 1968 31 1969 34 1970 37 1971 41
§ Mr. Loughlinasked the Secretary of State for Employment what were the average fines imposed against employers in the building and construction industries in consequence of prosecutions initiated by the Factory Inspectorate for each year since 1952 to the nearest convenient date.
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§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe figures for 1967–71 are as follows:
£ 1967 41 1968 35 1969 42 1970 43 1971 52 Figures for the previous years could be obtained only at a disproportionate cost.