§ Mr. Merlyn Reesasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will name the parts of the City of Leeds involved in the Leeds West and East factory inspectorate division.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithThe City of Leeds is divided into Leeds West and Leeds
252Wpressed as a percentage, for men, women, boys and girls; how those figures compare with the national average; and how this compares with the last five years.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithRates of unemployment can be calculated for males and for females but not separately for men, women, boys and girls. Following is the available information:
East Districts of H.M. Factory Inspectorate.
The part of the City of Leeds which is the Leeds West District of H.M. Factory Inspectorate is that part which is covered by postal districts 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13 and 16.
The part of the City of Leeds which is the Leeds East District of H.M. Factory Inspectorate is that part which is covered by the postal districts 1, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15 and 17.
§ Mr. Merlyn Reesasked the Secretary of State for Employment if he will give the number of workplaces in each of the Leeds West and East factory inspectorate divisions, together with the number of reported accidents, the incidence rate per 1,000 employees, and the number of factory inspectors per division, for the latest available year.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithA re-allocation of factory inspectorate district boundaries 253W for Leeds North and South, West and East was effected from 1st January, 1971. Statistics for 1970, therefore, relate to the former Leeds North and South Districts and are, respectively, 1,972 and 1,709 premises registered under the Factories Act, 1961, as at 31st December, 1970; 1,315 and 3,149 accidents reported in factory processes during 1970; accident incidence rates during 1970 of 25 and 41 per 1,000 employees; and two and four inspectors, the latter including two inspectors under training.