§ 67. Mr. John Leeasked the Secretary of State for Employment and Productivity if she will prepare and issue a green paper on the subject of safety precautions in establishments to which the Factory Acts are not at present applicable but where persons employed are subject to kindred accident hazards.
§ Mr. FernyhoughProposals for legislation to replace the Factories Act, 1961, and the Offices, Shops and Railway Premises Act, 1963, were circulated to interested bodies and organisations in December, 1967. As regards the application of the legislation, the Government's aim, which is reflected in the proposals, is to bring within scope as many as possible of the workers not at present covered by any safety, health and welfare legislation.
STOPPAGES OF WORK DUE TO INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES WORKING DAYS LOST PER 1,000 EMPLOYEES Year Motor vehicle industry Shipbuilding and marine engineering Port and inland water transport Scotland England Scotland England Scotland England 1968* … … … 6,840 1,580 1,760 1,950 110 950 1967 … … … 990 980 1,470 460 200 5,170 1966 … … … 3,070 560 440 50 60 1,140 1965 … … … 2,520 1,690 1,780 190 310 840 1964 … … … 880 750 570 800 440 1,040 1963 … … … 900 630 1,690 80 630 250 * The figures for 1968 are provisional.