§ Mr. William Priceasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many foundries were registered with each of the nine districts of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Factories in the Midlands (Birmingham Division) on 31st December 1962; how many foundries in each district were prosecuted in 1972; and how
District Foundries registered on 31st December 1972 Foundries prosecuted 1972 Prosecutions alleging offences under Non-Ferrous Metals (Melting and Founding) Regs. 1962 and Iron and Stee! Foundries Regs. 1953 Birmingham East … 33 1 — Birmingham North … 41 2 1 under Non-Ferrous Metals (Melting and Founding) Regs. 1962 Birmingham South … 27 1 — Birmingham West … 57 1 — Coventry … 29 — — Dudley … 93 2 1under Non-Ferrous Metals (Melting and Founding) Regs. 1962 Walsall … 115 2 — Wolverhampton … 100 4 — Worcester … 18 2 —
§ Mr. William Priceasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many foundries are subject to the Non-Ferrous Metals (Melting and Founding) Regulations 1962 and the Iron and Steel Foundries Regulations 1953; and how many of these foundries are subject to both sets of codes.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThere are 1,197 foundries registered with Her Majesty's Factory Inspectorate and subject to the Non-Ferrous Metals (Melting and Founding) Regulations 1962, 893 subject to the Iron and Steel Foundries Regulations 1953, and of these foundries 197 are subject to both codes of regulations.