§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment if he will accept anonymous evidence from workers on the channel tunnel for his inquiry into safety.
§ Mr. NichollsIt is the Health and Safety Executive's policy to consider any representations made to it about particular safety matters and to treat representations in confidence if asked to do so.
§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the fatal and major injury rate per 100,000 workers for the construction of the channel tunnel on the(a) British side, (b) the French side and (c) for the construction industry as a whole.
§ Mr. Nicholls[holding answer 15 May 1990]: The fatal and major injury rate per 100,000 workers in the construction industry in Great Britain for the year April 1988 to March 1989, the latest period for which information is available, was 275. Comparable incidence rates for the British side of the channel tunnel cannot be calculated because of the considerable rise in employment during the period. Information to enable a figure to be calculated in the form requested for the French side is not available.