§ Mr. Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Employment how many prosecutions took place for negligence causing an industrial accident in the areas covered by the Macclesfield Borough Council, Congleton Borough Council, Bollington Urban District Council and the Macclesfield Rural District Council in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithIn these areas, during the period 1968–1972, three firms were prosecuted for contraventions of the Factories Act 1961, or regulations made under the Act, in association with accidents. Two prosecutions were in the area of the borough of Macclesfield, one
134Wshowing the number of notified vacancies per 100 males unemployed in food, drink and tobacco, metal manufacture, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, vehicles, chemicals, and construction in March 1973 in each planning region of the United Kingdom; and if he will show how this compares with March 1972.
§ Mr. Dudley SmithFollowing is the information:
in 1969 and one in 1971; the other, in 1971, was in the area of Macclesfield rural district.