§ Mr. Ashleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment what discussions he has had with the Health and Safety Executive about the number of people killed and injured in the construction industry.
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APPLICATIONS FOR AND REFUSALS OF LEGAL AID FOR PROCEEDINGS IN INNER LONDON MAGISTRATES' AND JUVENILE COURTS, 1978 Number of applications Committal proceedings Summary trials oj indictable offences* Summary trials of non-indictable offences Total Refused Total Refused Total Refused City of London Guildhall … … 163 — 161 9 25 — Mansion House … … 47 — 163 14 40 20 Bow Street … … 725 7 1,077 47 1,162 406 Camberwell Green … … 1,076 12 1,838 79 908 190 Clerkenwell … … 677 — 1,231 73 128 65 Greenwich … … 486 2 1,036 73 234 112 Hampstead … … 178 — 441 54 39 29 Highbury Corner … … 634 94 760 218 437 210 Inner London juvenile … … 211 — 3,900 25 1,939 114 Horseferry Road … … 671 7 1,866 278 652 224 Marlborough Street … … 728 16 1,028 50 369 30 Marylebone … … 1,083 7 1,832 53 469 102 Old Street … … 473 1 988 39 214 106 South western … … 873 27 1,450 198 264 130 Thames … … 441 — 773 17 267 102 Tower Bridge … … 649 48 1,372 122 105 85 Wells Street … … 32 2 164 30 174 36 West London (Southcombe Street) 512 — 759 61 265 120 West London (Walton Street) … 3 — 9 5 22 14 Woolwich … … 242 1 414 58 60 40 Total … … 9,902 224 21,262 1,503 7,773 2,135 * Includes summary trial of offences triable either way (from 17 July 1978).
§ Mr. Mayhew[pursuant to his reply, 26 November 1979, c. 362]: I have had no formal discussions with the Health and Safety Executive about the number of people killed and injured in the construction industry, but the chairman of the Health and Safety Commission is aware of my concern for industrial safety and I am in touch with him as necessary.