§ Mr. Redmondasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many appointments were made through the agency of his Department of drivers with heavy goods vehicle licences in the three months to 31st March 1973.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFor the three months ending 7th March 1973, 8,194 people—8,175 men aged 18 and over and 19 women aged 18 and over—were placed by my Department in jobs for drivers for which heavy goods vehicle licences were required.
§ Mr. Redmondasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) how many vacancies are registered with his Department for qualified drivers of heavy goods vehicles; and how many such drivers are registered as unemployed;
(2) how many vacancies are registered with his Department in North-West England for qualified drivers of heavy goods vehicles; and how many such drivers are registered as unemployed in the region.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
1970, 1971 and 1972; how many deaths were reported in the same periods arising from industrial disease; how many visits are recorded by the Factory Inspectorate; and what is the number of prosecutions arising from those visits.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe following numbers of fatal accidents and deaths arising from industrial disease were reported to the Factory Inspectorate in the years 1970, 1971 and 1972:
1970 1971 1972 Accidents 556 525 468 Diseases 2 3 1 The numbers of visits paid by inspectors, and of firms or persons prosecuted by inspectors, are:
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1970 1971 1972 Visits 327,757 336,434 298,622 Prosecutions 1,196 1,330 1,549
§ Mr. Goldingasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many employed persons received injuries at work in each of the last five years which led to sick absence of at least three days and of two weeks, respectively; what was the average length of absence from work; and what percentage of employed persons this represented.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe numbers of accidents causing disablement for more than three days which have been reported to the Factory Inspectorate, and the estimated percentage of employed persons concerned, are as follows:
Number Estimated percentage of employed persons 1968 312,430 3.6 1969 322,390 3.7 1970 304,595 3.7 1971 268,832 3.4 1972 258,137 3.4 It is estimated that, in about 65 per cent. of these cases, the absence exceeded two weeks; and that the average length of absence was about five weeks.