§ Lord Monkswellasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many prosecutions of construction companies under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 have been initiated in the Greater London area in the last 12 months; and how many were initiated in the previous 12 months. [HL1779]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Baroness Hayman)We are advised by the Health and Safety Executive that 19 prosecutions of contractors and other duty holders were initiated by HSE's construction teams in the Greater London area between 6 April 1997 and 4 April 1998. In the previous year, 33 prosecutions were initiated.