§ Mr. Clifton-BrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many prosecutions were brought by the Health and Safety Executive in each of the last five years; and what percentage of(a) cases and (b) contested cases resulted in prosecutions.
§ Mr. McLoughlinThe following table gives the information requested for the Health and Safety Executive's (HSE) factory, agricultural and quarry inspectorates. Figures for 1992–93 will be available later this year. Information for the other HSE inspectorates is not readily available. Prosecutions have been interpreted as informations laid.
Number of informations laid by HSE's Factory, Agricultural and Quarry Inspectors and the percentage of informations that resulted in conviction 1987–9223 Year Number of informations laid Percentage of informations resulting in conviction Percentage of not-guilty pleas resulting in conviction 1987–88 2,321 88 41 1988–89 2,298 90 61 1989–90 2,547 88 49 1990–91 2,278 86 47 11991–92 2,388 88 47 Notes:
1 = provisional.
2 Years are from 1 April to 31 March.
3 Quarries Inspectorates are only included from 1990–91.