§ Mr. Oakesasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what was the total expenditure by her 208W Department on research into the causes and prevention of industrial accidents during each of the last five years.
§ Mr. FernyhoughThe information is as follows:
£ Year ended 31st March, 1965 Nil Year ended 31st March, 1966 23 Year ended 31st March, 1967 4,654 Year ended 31st March, 1968 6,922 Year ended 31st March, 1969 7,586
§ Mr. Oakesasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity what was the total number of industrial accidents during the year 1968; what was the total time lost in working days as a result of these accidents; and what percentage increase there was on the previous year.
§ Mr. FernyhoughThe number reported in premises subject to the Factories Act was 312,430, an increase of 2.8 per cent. on the total for 1967.
The total time lost in working days as a result of these accidents is not known precisely. It is estimated that they caused the loss of some eight million man days.