§ Mr. HefferTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many fatalities of self-employed persons and illegally employed persons took place whilst carrying out work covered by the construction regulations of the Factories Act in the years 1985, 1986 and 1987.
§ Mr. NichollsThe table gives the available information for reported fatalities of those self-employed persons in the construction industry from 1985 to March 1987. Accidents to illegally employed persons cannot be distinguished in the records.
Fatalities of self-employed persons in the construction industry1 Year Number 1985 22 1986 January-March 2 1986–19872 27 Notes: 1 As defined by division 5 of the 1980 standard industrial classification. 2 Year commencing I April 1986. More recent information is not yet available. In addition, the Health and Safety Executive knows of other fatal accidents to self-employed persons engaged in construction work outside the construction industry. For 1985 the number was 1; for 1986–87 it was also 1.