§ Mr. Kinnockasked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many payments of industrial injury benefit were made in each year from 1966 to the latest date for which figures are available.
ESTIMATED AVERAGE DURATION (DAYS) OF SPELLS TERMINATED Accidents Prescribed Diseases Males Females Males Females Year ended 4th June 1966 … … 25 32 29 43 Year ended 3rd June 1967 … … 25 30 32 39 Year ended 1st June 1968 … … 26 30 33 40 Year ended 31st May 1969 … … 26 31 31 41 Year ended 30th May 1970 … … 26 31 33 38 Year ended 5th June 1971 … … 26 32 32 40