§ Mr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will provide information on accident rates in the agricultural industry in each of the last 10 years; and if he will provide comparable statistics for the construction industry and for manufacturing industries.
§ Mr. Nicholls[holding answer 22 February 1989]: The available information is given in the table.
Although there are substantial numbers of self-employed people in agriculture and construction, incidence rates are calculated only for injuries to employees because of suspected under-reporting of injuries to the self-employed.