HC Deb 11 May 1973 vol 856 cc202-3W
Mr. Faulds

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many industrial accidents there were in the Warley area in each of the past five years.

Mr. Dudley Smith

The numbers of industrial accidents occurring in Warley county borough which have been notified to Her Majesty's Factory Inspectorate during the last five years are:—

1968 … … … … 1,800
1969 … … … … 1,954
1970 … … … … 1,782
1971 … … … … 1,467
1972 … … … … 1,390

Mr. Faulds

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many prosecutions there were for negligence causing an industrial accident in the Warley area in each of the past 10 years.

Mr. Dudley Smith

The number of firms prosecuted in the Warley area during the period 1963–1972 for contraventions the Factories Act 1961, or Regulations made under the Act, associated with accidents, is as follows:—

1963 … … … … … 4
1964 … … … … … 3
1965 … … … … … 5
1966 … … … … … 6
1967 … … … … … 2
1968 … … … … … 5
1969 … … … … … 3
1970 … … … … … 1
1971 … … … … … 3
1972 … … … … … 3