§ Mr. Hefferasked the Secretary of State for Employment what steps he is taking to improve the unemployment situation amongst construction workers on Merseyside.
§ Mr. GoldingConstruction workers on Merseyside, as in other parts of the country, should benefit from the allocation of the additional £811 million over the next three years for construction projects
Nuclear Power Industry Coal Mining Agriculture Fatal per cent Other per cent Fatal per cent Serious reportable per cent Non reportable per cent Fatal per cent Other per cent 1965 0.003 2.2 0.05 0.24 42.3 * * 1970 Nil 2.1 0.03 0.21 29.5 * * 1973 0.004 1.6 0.03 0.21 24.3 0.01 1.96 1976 0.010 1.8 0.02 0.21 19.6 0.01 1.80 * Not available. Industrial accidents in the nuclear power industry involving death or absences from work of more than three days are notifiable to the Health and Safety Executive under the Factories Acts. The data cover relevant employees of the UKAEA, the generating boards and British Nuclear Fuels Ltd. UKAEA industrial accident statistics for the years prior to 1976 have been obtained from 718W announced by the Government during 1977. Construction workers will also continue to be eligible to benefit from the Government's special employment measures.