§ Mr. Bakerasked the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) how many agricultural contractors and employees of agricultural contractors were killed while driving agricultural tractors in Scotland in each of the past five years to the nearest convenient date; and how many were seriously injured in the same period;
(2) how many farmers and farm workers were killed while driving agricultural tractors in Scotland in each of the past five years to the nearest convenient date; and how many were seriously injured in the same period.
§ Mr. RossThe numbers of persons killed or injured by overturning tractors were as follows:—
1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 Killed:— Farmers 1 2 1 4 5 Farm workers 9 6 5 4 8 Agricultural contractors — — 1 1 — Contractors' workers — — — — — Total 10 8 7 9 13 Injured 17 16 11 8 9 The statistics available on other types of non-fatal tractor accident do not show how many of those injured were driving at the time.
The information about injuries is derived from applications for National Insurance benefit and, therefore, does not relate to employers. Information is not available about the degree of injury in non-fatal accidents.