HC Deb 21 June 1973 vol 858 c164W
Mr. Pounder

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many industrial accidents there have been in the Belfast area in the past five years.

Mr. Peter Mills

The numbers of industrial accidents in the Belfast county borough during the past five years are as follows:

Year No. of Accidents
1968 2,891
1969 3,096
1970 2,680
1971 2,299
1972 1,918
Total 12,884

Mr. Pounder

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many prosecutions there were for negligence causing an industrial accident in the Belfast area in each of the past five years.

Mr. Peter Mills

The number of firms prosecuted in the Belfast county borough and the number of charges in each of the past five years are as follows:

Year Firms Prosecuted No. of Charges
1968 3 5
1969 4 23
1970 6 33
1971 11 51
1972 8 25
Total 32 137

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