§ Mr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many prosecutions were made under the Health and Safety at Work Act etc. 1974 as a result of investigations undertaken in each region by the Health and Safety Executive for each year from 1980 to 1987.
§ Mr. Nicholls[holding answer 27 June 1988]: The table shows the available information for the whole of Great Britain:
Number of Informations Laid by Health and Safety Executive Inspectorates1 Year All Factory and Agriculture Inspectorates 1980 .. 2,624 1981 .. 1,892 1982 .. 2,342 1983 2,238 2,230 1984 2,207 2,196 1985 2,313 2,196 1986 Quarter l2 541 535 1986–872 3 2,175 2,140 1987–88 Not yet available 1 Includes informations laid in prosecution cases taken under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, associated regulations and other relevant acts such as, the Factories Act 1961, the Explosives Act 1923 etc. 2 From 1986 statistics have been prepared on the basis of a 12 month period running from 1 April to 31 March. 3 Provisional. A regional breakdown of informations laid is available for the factory and agricultural inspectorates only but will take more time to produce. I will write to the hon. Member as soon as possible.