§ Mr. PatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many prosecutions in connection with construction sites there were in 1987; what regulations were broken; and what was the fine for each offence.
§ Mr. NichollsThe table shows the available information, concerning prosecutions associated with the construction industry.
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Regulation The number of prosecutions 1: informations laid in 1986–872 The number of convictions The average penally per conviction £ Construction (General Provisions) Regs 1961 52 44 792 Construction (Lifting Operations) Regs 1961 40 27 649 Construction (Working Places) Regs 1966 181 145 347 Construction (Health and Welfare) Regs 1966 11 8 288 Other Regulations 3 112 92 325 Specific Regulations not Quoted 254 166 688 Grand Total 4650 482 517 1 Data are for construction related prosecutions taken by Factory and Agricultural Inspectorates of the Health and Safety Executive London area offices. They exclude any that may have been taken by other enforcing authorities. 2 Provisional data for the 12 month period April 1986 to March 1987. 3 Information separately distinguishing each of the other regulations can only be obtained at disproportionate cost. 4The outcome of 29 of these informations laid is not yet known.
§ Mr. PatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how frequently the average building site has been inspected, each year, in each of the years from 1970 to 1987.
§ Mr. NichollsThe information requested is not available.
§ Mr. PatchettTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what were(a) the estimated number of building sites and (b) the number of construction Health and Safety Executive inspectors for each of the years from 1970 to 1987.
§ Mr. NichollsThe Health and Safety Executive does not keep estimates of the number of building sites. All inspectors in the factory inspectorate division of the HSE may work in construction groups. The number of experienced inspectors employed on construction work for the years as at 1 January 1979–86 was as follows:
Number 1979 86 1980 87 1981 90 1982 89 1983 88 1984 88 1985 86 1986 84.5 In September 1987 there were 92 qualified inspectors employed on construction work.
No information is available centrally for the years 1970–78.