§ Mr. Terry DavisTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many prohibition notices were issued against employers in 1990–91 and 1991–92 relating to the control of noise at work for each of them geographical areas of(a) the factory inspectorate, (b) the agricultural inspectorate and (c) the quarries inspectorate; and what were the penalties in each case.
Requirements made under the Noise at Work Regulations on Prohibition Notices1 issued against by the Health and Safety Executive's Executive's (HSE) Factory, Agricultural and Quarries Inspectoral during 1990–91 and 1991–922 HSE area Factory inspectorate Agricultural inspectorate Quarries inspectorate 1990–91 1991–923 1990–91 1991–923 1990–91 1991–923 South West — — — — — — South — — — — — — South East — — — — — — Greater London — — — — — — East Anglia — — — — 1 — Northern Home Counties — — — — — — East Midlands 6 15 —. — — — West Midlands — — — — — — Wales 3 — 1 —. — — Marches — — — — — — North Midlands 1 — — — — — South Yorkshire and Humberside 1 — — — — — West and North Yorkshire — — — — — — Greater Manchester — — — — — — Merseyside 4 1 — — — — North West — — — — — — North East 2 — — — — — Scotland East — — — — — — Scotland West 18 10 — — — — Total 35 26 1 — 1 — 1Includes deferred and immediate prohibition notices. 2Years commencing 1 April. 3Provisional.