§ Mr. Oakesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if the reports of his alkali inspectors are available to the public regarding the investigation into a particular factory; and if he will make available a copy of such reports to the trade unions concerned in that factory.
§ Mr. Eldon Griffiths:No. Such reports are written as internal memoranda from the District Inspectors to the Chief Alkali and Clean Air Inspector, and the great majority of them contain confidential information.
§ Mr. Oakesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many prosecutions have been instigated by his alkali inspectors in each of the last five years; how many of these have been successful; and what has been the average fine imposed.
§ Mr. Eldon Griffiths:Following is the in formation:
Year Number of Prosecutions Number of Convictions Average Fine Imposed 1967 1 1 £86 1968 1 1 £60 1969 2 2 £40 1970 2 2 £62 1971 3 2 £35 Average over 5 years £53