§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the percentage increase between 1981 and 1986 of deaths and serious accidents(a) in manufacturing industry and (b) the construction industry.
§ Mr. NichollsThe percentage increases for the number of reported deaths and major injuries to employees at work are given in the table.
Percentage increase (a) (b) Manufacturing Construction Number of reported deaths 1981 to 1986–871 -8 -14 Number of reported major injuries 1981 to 1985 +17 +32 Minus represents a percentage decrease. 1 Provisional data for the year commencing 1 April 1986. The increase in reported major injuries relates to the years 1981 and 1985. Figures for 1986 are not comparable, since they involve a widened definition of major injury.