§ Mr. Pounderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many industrial accidents there have been in the Belfast area in the past five years.
§ Mr. Peter MillsThe numbers of industrial accidents in the Belfast county borough during the past five years are as follows:
Year No. of Accidents 1968 2,891 1969 3,096 1970 2,680 1971 2,299 1972 1,918 Total 12,884
§ Mr. Pounderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many prosecutions there were for negligence causing an industrial accident in the Belfast area in each of the past five years.
§ Mr. Peter MillsThe number of firms prosecuted in the Belfast county borough and the number of charges in each of the past five years are as follows:
Year Firms Prosecuted No. of Charges 1968 3 5 1969 4 23 1970 6 33 1971 11 51 1972 8 25 Total 32 137