HC Deb 07 May 1973 vol 856 c39W
Mr. Knox

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many prosecutions there were for negligence causing an industrial accident in Leek rural district in each of the past 10 years.

Mr. Dudley Smith

In the area of Leek rural district during the period 1963–1972 there were no prosecutions for contraventions of the Factories Act 1961, or regulations made under the Act, associated with accidents.

Mr. Knox

asked the Secretary of State for Employment how many industrial accidents there were in the Leek urban district in each of the past five years.

Mr. Dudley Smith

The numbers of industrial accidents occurring in Leek urban district which have been notified to Her Majesty's Factory Inspectorate during the last five years are: —

1968 151
1969 182
1970 155
1971 113
1972 138

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