§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the European Union member countries by order of(a) fatality rate of workers and (b) maximum working hours. [4110]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordThe latest available information is given in the following tables:
(a) Fatality rates per 100,000 employees/self-employed Country Year Fatality rate Netherlands 1991 0.80 Great Britain 1993 1.20 Finland 1993 2.00 Denmark 1992 2.50 Germany1 1992 3.00 Greece 1992 3.30 Belgium 1992 3.60 France1 1993 3.90 Ireland 1992 4.00 Spain1 1993 4.90 Italy1 1991 5.70 Portugal 1992 5.70 Sources:
HSE Study1 and Statistical Office of the European Commission.
(b) Statutory maximum hours Country Statutory maximum hours UK None Denmark None France 39.00 Austria 40.00 Belgium 40.00 Finland 40.00 Greece 40.00 Luxembourg 40.00 Spain 40.00 Sweden 40.00 Portugal 44.00 Germany 48.00 Ireland 48.00 Italy 48.00 Netherlands 48.00 Source:
Employment Observatory Tableau de Bord 1995, European Commission.