HC Deb 10 May 1973 vol 856 cc157-8W
Mr. Knox

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

Mr. Dudley Smith

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

1968 … … … … … 8
1969 … … … … … 5
1970 … … … … … 2
1971 … … … … … 2
1972 … … … … … 3

Mr. Knox

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

Mr. Dudley Smith

In the area of Kidsgrove urban 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.