§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average level of magistrates court fines for breaches of the Health and Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974 in(a) the agricultural and (b) the non-agricultural sectors in each of the last 10 years. [19812]
§ Mr. Oppenheim[holding answer 24 April 1995]: The average level of fines in the lower courts for breaches of the Health and Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974 and relevant statutory provisions in each of the past six years is shown in the table:
1Average fine per conviction year Agricultural sectors £ Non-agricultural sectors £ 1988–89 259 518 1989–90 250 614 1990–91 297 651 1991–92 287 629 1992–93 340 1,038 1993–942 627 2,063 1figures are for Great Britain: magistrates courts in England and Wales;sheriff courts in Scotland. 2provisional. Figures are not available for precious years.
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§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average level of magistrates court fines for breaches of the Health and Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974 in(a) rural and (b) urban areas in each of the last 10 years. [19813]
§ Mr. Oppenheim[holding answer 24 April 1995]: Figures are not available separately for rural and urban areas or for the years before 1988–89. The average level of fines in the lower courts for breaches of the Health and Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974 and relevant statutory provisions in each of the last six years is shown in the table:
Year Average level of fine 1£ 1988–89 485 1989–90 567 1990–91 599 1991–92 587 1992–93 944 1993–942 1,842 1Figures are for Great Britain: magistrates courts in England and Wales; sheriff courts in Scotland. 2Provisional.
§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what was the average level of magistrates court fines for breaches of the Health and Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974 relating to pesticides in(a) rural and (b) urban areas in each of the last 10 years. [19814]
§ Mr. Oppenheim[holding answer 24 April 1995]: The information is not available in the form requested. The average level of fines in the lower courts for breaches of the Control of Pesticides Regulations 1986, made under the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 in each of the last six years is shown in the table:
Year 1Average fine per conviction £ 1988–89 330 1989–90 338 1990–91 305 1991–92 142 1992–93 213 1993–942 286 1Figures are for Great Britain: magistrates courts in England and Wales; sheriff courts in Scotland. 2Provisional.