§ 42. Sir L. Thomasasked the Minister of Labour if he is satisfied with the procedure for the reporting of industrial accidents; what was the percentage failure to report last year; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GunterI am satisfied that the procedure for the reporting of industrial accidents is as simple and straightforward as it can be.
It is not possible to give the percentage failure to report for the whole of last year but arrangements have been made under which we hope to estimate this from a statistical sample in future years. 1966 is the first year for which it is 6W expected this information will be available.
§ 43. Sir L. Thomasasked the Minister of Labour what estimate he has made of the number and percentage of industrial accidents, compared with all industrial accidents, which could have been mitigated or avoided by the use of protective equipment and clothing.
§ Mr. GunterThe causes of accidents are very complex and it is not possible to estimate over the whole of industry how many accidents might have been prevented or mitigated by the use of protective equipment and clothing.