§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the number of prosecutions under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 for the first six months of 1974 and the first six months of 1975 in each division of Her Majesty's Factory Inspectorate.
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§ Mr. Harold WalkerI am informed by the Chairman of the Health and Safety Commission that prosecutions under the relevant statutory provisions of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 in each division or area of Her Majesty's Factory Inspectorate during the first six months of 1975 and prosecutions taken under comparable legislation in the first six months of 1974, when the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act was not in force, are as follows:
Prosecutions (Cases heard) Division or Area 1974 1975 Area South* — 26 Area North East* — 45 Northern* 86 — West Riding and North Lincolnshire* 86 113 Midlands (Birmingham) 132 72 Midlands (Nottingham) 46 61 London and Home Counties (North) 62 66 London and Home Counties (East) 74 106 London and Home Counties (West)* 95 66 Wales and South West* 80 66 North Western (Liverpool)* 43 53 North Western (Manchester) 36 62 Scotland 82 66 822 812 * Area South and Area North East were set up in the latter half of 1974. Boundary changes were thereby made in West Riding and North Lincolnshire, London and Home Counties (West), Wales and South West and North West (Liverpool) Division. Northern Division ceased as an operational Division.
§ Mr. Cryerasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will list the number of improvement and prohibition notices currently issued under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
§ Mr. Harold WalkerI am informed by the Chairman of the Health and Safety Commission that in the period 1st January 1975 to 30th June 1975 inspectors of the Health and Safety Executive issued 1,743 improvement notices and 910 prohibition notices.